William Winegard
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William Charles Winegard, PC , OC , B.Sc , M.Sc , Ph.D , LL.D , D.Eng , FGU , FASM, (born September 17, 1924) is a Canadian educator, engineer, scientist and former Member of Parliament.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he served during World War II in the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1952, he received his doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the University of Toronto and he taught there until 1967. From 1967 to 1975, he was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the American Society for Metals (ASM).
He was elected as a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Guelph in the 1984 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1988 election in the riding of Guelph—Wellington. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade from 1988 to 1989, the Minister of State (Science and Technology) from 1989 to 1990, and the Minister for Science from 1990 to 1993.
In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He married Elizabeth Latham Jaques and they had three children, Bill, Charles and Kathryn.
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- BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF CARNEGIE GROUP MEMBERS, 1991-1992. Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved on March 24, 2005.
- Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
- Order of Canada Citation
| Academic Offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John D. MacLachlan |
President of the University of Guelph 1967–1975 |
Succeeded by Donald Forster |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by James Duncan Schroder |
Member of Parliament from Guelph 1984–1988 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1987. |
| Preceded by None |
Member of Parliament from Guelph—Wellington 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by Brenda Chamberlain |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Frank Oberle |
Minister of State (Science and Technology) 1989–1990 |
Succeeded by The office was abolished. |
| Preceded by The office was created. |
Minister for Science 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hockin |
Categories: 1924 births | Living people | Canadian academics in engineering | Canadian university and college chief executives | People from Hamilton, Ontario | Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario | Officers of the Order of Canada | Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs | University of Toronto alumni | Swedish Canadians
