David Kilgour
David Kilgour | |
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Kilgour in 2008 | |
| Secretary of State (Asia Pacific) | |
| In office January 15, 2002 – December 12, 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Minister | Bill Graham |
| Preceded by | Rey Pagtakhan |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa) | |
| In office June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Minister | Lloyd Axworthy John Manley |
| Preceded by | Christine Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Denis Paradis |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Chairman of Committees of the Whole | |
| In office January 18, 1994 – April 27, 1997 | |
| Speaker | Gilbert Parent |
| Preceded by | Andrée Champagne (1993) |
| Succeeded by | Peter Milliken |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont (Edmonton–Beaumont; 2004) (Edmonton Southeast; 1988–2004) (Edmonton—Strathcona; 1979–1988) | |
| In office May 22, 1979 – January 23, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Roche |
| Succeeded by | Mike Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David William Kilgour February 18, 1941 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | April 5, 2022 (aged 81) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Independent (2005–2006) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (1979–1990) Liberal (1990–2005) |
| Relatives | Geills Turner (sister) |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
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David William Kilgour PC (February 18, 1941 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian human rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician. He also served as a senior fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.
Kilgour earned a degree in econonics from the University of Manitoba in 1962 and a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1966. His career spanned roles from a crown attorney in northern Alberta to Canadian Cabinet minister. He concluded his 27-year tenure in the House of Commons of Canada as an independent MP. Upon retirement, he was one of the longest serving members of parliament and one of the few who had been elected under both the Progressive Conservative and Liberal banners.