Canadians of Austrian Descent - Edward Schreyer, Ed Mirvish, Marcus Haber, Marie Dressler, Fedward Schreyer, Ed Mirvish, Marcus Haber, Marie Dressler, Frank Stronach, Alfred Bader, Jill Hennessy Rank Stronach, Alfred Bader, Jill Hennessy (Paperback)

Chapters: Edward Schreyer, Ed Mirvish, Marcus Haber, Marie Dressler, Frank Stronach, Alfred Bader, Jill Hennessy, Michael Klukowski, Victor Kugler, Frank Richter, Sr., Michelle Weswaldi, Jim Silye, Peter Bentley, Jacqueline Hennessy, Leo Moser, Frank Richter, Jr., Bernard Amtmann. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 81. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Edward Richard Schreyer (born 21 December 1935), commonly known as Ed Schreyer, is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since that country's confederation. Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba prior to being elected in 1958 to the province's legislative assembly. He later moved into federal politics, winning a seat in the House of Commons, but returned to Manitoba in 1969, becoming leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP). The party then won that year's provincial election, and Schreyer was called upon to act as Premier of Manitoba. He was in 1978 appointed as governor general by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau, to replace Jules Leger as viceroy, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Jeanne Sauve in 1984. As the Queen's representative, he was praised for raising the stature of Ukrainian Canadians, though disparaged for his lacklustre vigour in exercising the role of governor general, and, decades after departing the viceregal post, Schreyer again ran for election to the federal legislature. Though he ultimately failed to win a seat, he became the first ever person to run for election in Canada after serving as the country's governor general. During his time as Manitoba's premier, Schreyer was entitled to the accordant style of The Honourable, the same style he received again upon his appointme...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=23201