Edgar Benson
Edgar John "Ben" Benson PC, FCA, BComm (May 28, 1923 – September 2, 2011) was a Canadian politician, businessman, diplomat, and university professor. He held four cabinet posts, most notably that of Minister of Finance under Pierre Trudeau, where he was instrumental in reforming Canada's income tax law. He was described as "Pierre Trudeau's unflappable finance minister, the pipe-smoking financial wizard who raised the ire of corporate Canada in the 1970s by bringing in a capital gains tax."
Edgar John Benson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kingston (1962–1968); Kingston and the Islands (1968–1972) | |
| In office 1962–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Graydon Allmark |
| Succeeded by | Flora MacDonald |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office April 20, 1968 – January 28, 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mitchell Sharp |
| Succeeded by | John Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1923 Cobourg, Ontario |
| Died | September 2, 2011 (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Louise van Laer (1946–1974) Mary Jane Binks (1987–2011) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University (1949) |
| Profession | Chartered Accountant (1952) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1946 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 1st Survey Regiment, RCA I Canadian Corps |
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