Sharp, Mitchell William

Sharp, Mitchell William
▪ 2005

      Canadian politician and economist (b. May 11, 1911, Winnipeg, Man.—d. March 19, 2004, Ottawa, Ont.), served as an influential adviser to Prime Ministers Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau. In 1963 Sharp was elected to Parliament for Elington, and soon afterward Pearson appointed him minister of trade and commerce; in 1965 he became minister of finance. As minister of external affairs under Trudeau (1968–74), Sharp was instrumental in forging successful diplomatic relations with China; he retired in 1978. Sharp returned to politics in 1993 as a personal adviser to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien for the yearly salary of Can$1; he resigned the day before Chrétien left office.

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