Lester B. Pearson - Wikipedia
Lester Bowles Pearson PC OM CC OBE (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He also served as MP for Algoma East, whose largest municipality was the then-new City of Elliot Lake.
Lester B. Pearson | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Dec 23, 2024 · Lester B. Pearson, Canadian politician and diplomat who served as prime minister of Canada (1963–68). He was prominent as a mediator in international disputes, and in 1957 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Lester B. Pearson - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Jul 6, 2011 · Lester Pearson was Canada’s foremost diplomat of the 1950s and 1960s. He formulated the basics of the country’s postwar foreign policy; particularly its involvement in NATO and the United Nations, where he served as president of the General Assembly.
Lester Bowles Pearson – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
For four decades Lester Bowles Pearson (April 23, 1897-1972) has been noted for his diplomatic sensitivity, his political acumen, and his personal popularity. He is affectionately called «Mike», a nickname given to him by his flying instructor in World War I, who discarded «Lester» as being insufficiently bellicose.
Lester B. Pearson - Profile | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Oct 7, 2008 · During his tenure as prime minister, from 1963 to 1968, Pearson shepherded the introduction of universal medicare, bilingualism, the Canada-U.S. Auto Pact, and the Canada Pension Plan. All of this after having already forged an ambitious career as a diplomat.
Lester Bowles Pearson – Facts - NobelPrize.org
Lester Bowles Pearson The Nobel Peace Prize 1957 Born: 23 April 1897, Toronto, Canada Died: 27 December 1972, Ottawa, Canada Residence at the time of the award: Canada Role: former Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada; former President of the 7th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson - the Canadian who introduced the publicly …
Jan 14, 2017 · Lester Bowles “Mike” Pearson was the man who organized the United Nations Emergency Force to solve the Suez Canal Crisis in 1957. The man who introduced student loans, the Canada Pension Plan, the Order of Canada, and the publicly funded system of …
Lester B. Pearson - New World Encyclopedia
Lester Bowles Pearson, often referred to as "Mike," PC, OM, CC, OBE, MA, LL.D. (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat, and politician, who, in 1957, became the first Canadian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Remembering Lester Pearson, the peacebuilder - Open Canada
Dec 8, 2017 · While Lester B. Pearson is most remembered for his contributions to peacekeeping, he added just as much to Canada’s foreign policy legacy with his leadership on international assistance, argue Robert Greenhill and Marina Sharpe.
Lester Bowles Pearson (1897-1972) - Canada.ca
Apr 3, 2017 · Lester B. “Mike” Pearson, was an influential diplomat, politician, and Canada’s 14 th prime minister. As a diplomat, he laid the groundwork for NATO. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership at the United Nations during the Suez Crisis.