Anthony Abbott
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Anthony Chisholm "Tony" Abbott, PC (born November 26, 1930 in Montreal) is a former Canadian politician.
Abbott, a lawyer by profession, was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Mississauga, Ontario in the 1974 federal election.
In 1976, he was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. In 1977, he became Minister of State for Small Businesses. From 1978 until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the 1979 election, he was Minister of National Revenue.
Abbott lost his seat in the 1979 election. He attempted to return to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1988 federal election running in Eglinton—Lawrence, but was unsuccessful.
After his defeat, Abbott returned to the private sector serving as president of the Retail Council of Canada. From 1980 until 1988, he was based in London (UK) as the business advisor and legal counsel at the branch office of a major Canadian law firm. Abbott subsequently moved to Vancouver Island following his 1988 electoral defeat, and is in legal practice with the MacIsaac Group. He is also a tourism accommodation operator on the island.
Abbott has rejoined the Liberal Party, and, in 2006, supported Bob Rae for the party leadership.
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[edit] Parliamentary seats
[edit] House of Commons
- 30 September 1974-26 March 1979: Mississauga, Ontario
[edit] Parliamentary functions
[edit] Ministry
- 15 September 1976-15 September 1977: Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
- 16 September 1977-23 November 1978: Minister of State (Small Businesses)
- 24 November 1978-3 June 1979: Minister of National Revenue
Categories: 1930 births | Living people | Anglican politicians | Canadian Anglicans | Canadian expatriates in the United Kingdom | Canadians of English descent | Liberal Party of Canada MPs | Members of the 20th Ministry in Canada | Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario | Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | People from Montreal
