Allan MacEachen

Allan Joseph MacEachen PC OC (July 6, 1921 – September 12, 2017) was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as a senator and several times as a Cabinet minister. He was the first deputy prime minister of Canada and served from 1977 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984.

For the Canadian judge and lawyer, see Allan McEachern.

The Honourable
Allan MacEachen
PC OC
MacEachen shortly after first being elected to the House of Commons
1st Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
In office
March 3, 1980 – June 29, 1984
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byhimself (1979)
Succeeded byJean Chrétien
In office
September 16, 1977 – June 4, 1979
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byhimself (1980)
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
September 10, 1982 – June 29, 1984
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byMark MacGuigan
Succeeded byJean Chrétien
In office
August 8, 1974 – September 13, 1976
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byMitchell Sharp
Succeeded byDonald Jamieson
Minister of Finance
In office
March 3, 1980 – September 9, 1982
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJohn Crosbie
Succeeded byMarc Lalonde
Minister of Labour
In office
April 22, 1963 – December 18, 1965
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byMichael Starr
Succeeded byJohn Robert Nicholson
Member of Parliament
for Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
(Inverness—Richmond; 1953–1968)
In office
June 18, 1962 – June 28, 1984
Preceded byRobert MacLellan
Succeeded byLawrence O'Neil
In office
August 10, 1953 – March 30, 1958
Preceded byWilliam F. Carroll
Succeeded byRobert MacLellan
Personal details
Born
Allan Joseph MacEachen

(1921-07-06)July 6, 1921
Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedSeptember 12, 2017(2017-09-12) (aged 96)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Profession
  • Politician
  • economist
  • professor
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