Mitchell Sharp

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The Honourable
Mitchell Sharp
PC CC FRCMT(hon)
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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
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Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byAllan MacEachen
Succeeded byAllan MacEachen
President of the Privy Council
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Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byAllan MacEachen
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Secretary of State for External Affairs
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Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byPaul Martin Sr.
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Minister of Finance
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Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byWalter L. Gordon
Succeeded byEdgar Benson
Minister of Trade and Commerce
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Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byMalcolm Wallace McCutcheon
Succeeded byRobert Winters
Member of Parliament
for Eglinton
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Preceded byDonald Fleming
Succeeded byRob Parker
Personal details
BornMitchell William Sharp
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal
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    (m. 1938; died 1975)​
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Mitchell William Sharp PC CC FRCMT(hon) (11 May 1911 – 19 March 2004) was a Canadian civil servant and politician, most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He served in both the private and public sectors during his long career.

Background

Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1934 and completed post-graduate work at that university and then at the London School of Economics. During this time, he worked as a writer focusing on the grain trade.

Sharp started his long career in public service in 1942[1][2] when he was offered a position at the Department of Finance. In 1947 he was named director of the department's Economic Policy Division.[1] From 1951 to 1957, Sharp served as the Associate Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce. During his tenure, he was responsible for international trade relations. Soon after, Sharp served a short term as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce.

Politics

In 1963, Mitchell Sharp was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) representing Eglinton. Shortly thereafter, he was assigned the portfolio of Minister of Trade and Commerce. From 1965 through 1968, Sharp was the Minister of Finance. Other ministerial positions held include Secretary of State for External Affairs (1968–1974), where he developed the third option, a proposal to diversify Canada away from the United States to maintain “assure greater Canadian independence.”,[3] President of the Privy Council (1974–1978) and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (1974–1978). Sharp resigned as a parliamentarian in 1978.

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The signing ceremony for the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. At the table, left to right: Secretary of State William P. Rogers, President Richard M. Nixon, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Mitchell Sharp.

Sharp's support was influential in securing a prominent position for the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 during the Canadian Centennial, which had initially been proposed to be much smaller, limited to a single acre.[4]

After politics

Sharp re-entered the public sector as the commissioner of the Northern Pipeline Agency, an agency formed under the Northern Pipeline Act (1978) to give effect to the U.S.-Canada Agreement on Principles Applicable to a Northern Natural Gas Pipeline (1977), from 1978 until 1988. His public service continued as he served as a co-chairman of a task force on conflict of interest and published a report on ethical conduct in the public service in 1984. Other posts included head of the Canadian group and deputy chairman of the Trilateral Commission (1976–1986). From 1988 through 1993, he served as a policy associate with Strategion. He was a personal adviser to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien from 1993 to 2003, a job for which he was paid $1 a year.

On February 22, 2004, Sharp fell and broke his collarbone in his home. He was taken to Elizabeth Bruyere Health Centre (hospital), in Ottawa, where he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer; that disease claimed his life on March 19 of that year. He was 92. He is buried in Ottawa.

Honours

Mitchell Sharp was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on 22 April 1963, giving him the honorific prefix The Honourable and the post-nominal letters "PC" for life.


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Ribbon Description Notes
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  • Officer – 11 April 1984
  • Companion – 23 September 1999
  • [5]
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  • 1 July 1967
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  • 1977
  • Canadian Version of this Medal
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  • 1992
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  • 2002
  • Canadian Version of this Medal
  • [6]

Honorary Degrees

Michell Sharp received several honorary degrees in recognition of his service to Canada.

Honorary Degrees
Country Date School Degree
File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba 1965 University of Manitoba Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [7]
File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario 6 June 1977 University of Western Ontario Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [8]
File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario 1994 Carleton University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [9]
File:Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario June 1995 McMaster University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [10]

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Further reading

Archives

There is a Mitchell Sharp fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[11]

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Canada, Global Affairs (25 April 2019). "Mitchell Sharp". GAC. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "The Honourable Mitchell Sharp". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Haggart, Blayne (4 February 2025). "Trump's trade war is forcing Canada to revive a decades-old plan to reduce U.S. dependence". The Conversation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lownsbrough, John (6 April 2012). The History of Canada Series: The Best Place to Be: Expo 67 and its Time. Kobo Edition (eBook). ISBN 9780143184010. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Recipients". 11 June 2018.
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  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Honorary Degree recipients | Governance | University of Manitoba".
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.www.uwo.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20210723022840/https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/senate/honorary/honorary_degrees_by_year.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate".
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."University Secretariat" (PDF).
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finding aid to Mitchell Sharp fonds, Library and Archives Canada" (PDF).

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