For Edgar A. Benson, founder of an eponymous 1920s swing orchestra, see Benson Orchestra of Chicago.
The Honourable
Edgar Benson
PC FCA
Benson, c. 1968
Minister of National Defence
In office January 28, 1972 – August 31, 1972
Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by
Donald Macdonald
Succeeded by
Jean-Eudes Dubé (acting)
Minister of Finance
In office April 20, 1968 – January 28, 1972
Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by
Mitchell Sharp
Succeeded by
John Turner
President of the Treasury Board
In office October 1, 1966 – July 5, 1968
Prime Minister
Lester B. Pearson Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Charles Drury
Minister of National Revenue
In office June 29, 1964 – January 17, 1968
Prime Minister
Lester B. Pearson
Preceded by
George McIlraith (acting)
Succeeded by
Jean Chrétien
Member of Parliament for Kingston (1962–1968); Kingston and the Islands (1968–1972)
In office June 18, 1962 – October 29, 1972
Preceded by
Benjamin Graydon Allmark
Succeeded by
Flora MacDonald
Personal details
Born
Edgar John Benson
(1923-05-28)May 28, 1923 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Died
September 2, 2011(2011-09-02) (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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
Profession
Chartered Accountant
Military service
Branch/service
Canadian Army
Years of service
1941–1946
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
1st Survey Regiment, RCA I Canadian Corps
Edgar John "Ben" BensonPC FCA (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.[1] 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."[1]
Edgar John "Ben" Benson PC FCA (May 28, 1923 – September 2, 2011) was a Canadian politician, businessman, diplomat, and university professor. He held...
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was on his honeymoon in the West Indies. The acting prime minister, EdgarBenson, chaired the meeting in the absence of Trudeau. Côté told the cabinet...
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