Ron Irwin
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Ron Irwin | |
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| Canadian Ambassador to Ireland | |
| In office September 4, 1998 – 2001 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Michael B. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | William Gusen (chargé d'affaires) |
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | |
| In office November 4, 1993 – June 10, 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Pauline Browes |
| Succeeded by | Jane Stewart |
| Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – June 1, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Butland |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Provenzano |
| In office February 18, 1980 – September 3, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Cyril Symes |
| Succeeded by | James Kelleher |
| 20th Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
| In office December 1972 – December 1974 | |
| Preceded by | John Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | Nick Trbovich |
| Sault Ste. Marie Alderman, Ward 1 | |
| In office December 1968 – December 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Shunock |
| Succeeded by | William Hrynuik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Albert Irwin October 29, 1936 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 5, 2020 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
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Ronald A. Irwin CM PC QC (October 29, 1936 – December 5, 2020) was a Canadian diplomat and politician.
Life
[edit]Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Irwin earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. While at the University of Western Ontario he joined the Sigma Kappa Sigma chapter of Delta Upsilon.
He served two terms on Sault Ste. Marie city council as an alderman for ward one, elected in 1968 and 1970. In 1972 he was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie and served in that role for one term ending in 1974.[1] He also served as a school trustee, and director of the local Chamber of Commerce.
From 1977 to 1980, he was a member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Irwin was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1980 federal election as a Liberal. He served as parliamentary secretary to Jean Chrétien while the latter was justice minister. Irwin was defeated in the 1984 election but returned to parliament in the 1993 election.
When the Liberals returned to power as a result of the 1993 election, Chrétien, now Prime Minister of Canada, appointed Irwin to his cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Irwin retired from parliament in 1997.
Irwin served as a personal advisor to Prime Minister Chrétien from 1997 to 1998. He was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Ireland in 1998, and served until 2001. In 2001, Irwin was appointed Canada's Consul General to Boston.
In 1975, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Irwin died in Sault Ste. Marie on December 5, 2020, at the age of 84.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ron Irwin, former Sault Ste. Marie mayor and Liberal cabinet minister, dies at 84". CBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Ron Irwin passes away at age 84". SooToday. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Northwood Funeral Home. "Obituary of Ronald Irwin". Northwood Funeral Home. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Canadian King's Counsel
- Ministers of Crown–Indigenous relations
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Lawyers in Ontario
- University of Western Ontario alumni
- 1936 births
- 2020 deaths
- Osgoode Hall Law School alumni
- Ambassadors of Canada to Ireland
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario
- Delta Upsilon members