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{{About|the Canadian politician|other people known as Jim Edwards|James Edwards (disambiguation)}}
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'''James Stewart "Jim" Edwards''', [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] (born 1936) is a former [[Canada|Canadian]] politician.
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| honorific-suffix = [[King's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]


| parliament7 = Canadian
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He was first elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1984|1984 general election]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] from [[Alberta]]. He served as a [[parliamentary secretary]] to several ministers in the government of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]]. Following Mulroney's resignation as PC leader and prime minister in 1993, Edwards was a candidate at the [[Progressive Conservative leadership conventions|PC leadership convention]] held to choose a successor. He placed third.
| riding7 = [[Edmonton Southwest]]<br />{{small|([[Edmonton South]]; 1984–1988)}}
| term_start7 = September 4, 1984
| term_end7 = October 25, 1993
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| predecessor7 = [[Douglas Roche]]
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| successor7 = [[Ian McClelland]]


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| office3 = [[President of the Treasury Board]]
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He was appointed Chief Government [[whip (politics)|Whip]] and [[President of the Treasury Board (Canada)|President of the Treasury Board]] in the short lived [[Canadian cabinet|cabinet]] of Prime Minister [[Kim Campbell]]. He lost his seat in that year's [[Canadian federal election, 1993|1993 election]] that reduced the [[Tories]] to only two [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] in the House.
| primeminister3 = [[Kim Campbell]]
| term_start3 = June 25, 1993
| term_end3 = November 4, 1993
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| predecessor3 = [[Gilles Loiselle]]
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| successor3 = [[Art Eggleton]]


| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
Edwards was the President and CEO of Economic Development [[Edmonton]] from 1998 to 2002 and served as the Chair of the Board of Governors at the [[University of Alberta]] from March 2002 to 2006.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|8|31}}
| birth_place =[[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada
| birth_name = James Stewart Edwards
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| alma_mater = [[University of Alberta]]
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'''James Stewart Edwards''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (born August 31, 1936) is a former Canadian politician from [[Alberta]].
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==External links==
* {{CanParlbio|ID=e2215b82-92bb-4ad0-91fb-632ad9f53a1b}}


==Early life==
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James Stewart Edwards was born on August 31, 1936, in [[Edmonton, Alberta]] to Donald Stewart Edwards and Verna May Armstrong.<ref name="1993ParliGuide">{{cite book |editor1-last=O'Handley |editor1-first=Kathryn |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Guide |date=1993 |publisher=Globe and Mail Publishing |location=Toronto |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1993unse |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |isbn=1414401418 |oclc=1176180932 |page=[https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1993unse/page/217 217]}}</ref> Edwards attended the [[University of Alberta]] attaining a [[Bachelor of Arts]].<ref name="1993ParliGuide"/> He married Sheila Mary Mooney on September 10, 1960, and had four children together.<ref name="1993ParliGuide"/> Edwards served as the Commissioner of the Alberta Human Rights Commissioner from 1979 to 1980.<ref name="1993ParliGuide"/>
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==Political career==
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title=[[Member of Parliament]] [[Edmonton South]] |
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He was first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984 general election]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] (PC) from [[Alberta]]. He served as a [[parliamentary secretary]] to several ministers in the government of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]].
years= 1984–1988 |

after=District Abolished|
Following Mulroney's resignation as PC leader and prime minister in 1993, Edwards was a candidate at the [[Progressive Conservative leadership conventions|PC leadership convention]] held to choose a successor. He placed third. Edwards ran on a platform of cutting federal spending by $10 billion per year until the deficit and national debt were wiped out, reducing the size of Cabinet from 35 to 20, reviewing defence spending, freezing support to the [[European Bank for Renewal and Development]], privatizing all [[Crown Corporations]] including [[Canada Post]], and reducing international funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Peter C. |title=Jim Edwards, the would-be kingmaker |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1993/5/24/jim-edwards-the-would-be-kingmaker |access-date=December 26, 2020 |work=Maclean's |date=May 24, 1993 |page=28}}</ref>
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He was appointed chief government [[whip (politics)|Whip]] and [[President of the Treasury Board (Canada)|President of the Treasury Board]] in the short-lived [[Canadian cabinet|cabinet]] of Prime Minister [[Kim Campbell]]. He lost his seat in that year's [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 election]] that reduced the Tories to only two [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|members of Parliament]] in the House.
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title=[[Member of Parliament]] [[Edmonton Southwest]] |
==Later life==
years= 1988–1993|

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Edwards was the president and CEO of Economic Development [[Edmonton]] from 1998 to 2002 and served as the chair of the board of governors at the [[University of Alberta]] from March 2002 to 2006. Edwards received an honorary [[Doctor of Laws]] from the University of Alberta in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Honourable James S. Edwards |url=https://www.cerc.gc.ca/selection/edwards-eng.aspx?pedisable=true |website=cerc.gc.ca |publisher=Canada Excellence Research Chairs |access-date=December 26, 2020}}</ref>
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==References==
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* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=6605|2=Jim Edwards}}
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Revision as of 02:45, 28 March 2024

The Honourable
Jim Edwards
PC
President of the Treasury Board
In office
June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993
Prime MinisterKim Campbell
Preceded byGilles Loiselle
Succeeded byArt Eggleton
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton Southwest
(Edmonton South; 1984–1988)
In office
September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byDouglas Roche
Succeeded byIan McClelland
Personal details
Born
James Stewart Edwards

(1936-08-31) August 31, 1936 (age 88)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Alma materUniversity of Alberta

James Stewart Edwards PC (born August 31, 1936) is a former Canadian politician from Alberta.

Early life

James Stewart Edwards was born on August 31, 1936, in Edmonton, Alberta to Donald Stewart Edwards and Verna May Armstrong.[1] Edwards attended the University of Alberta attaining a Bachelor of Arts.[1] He married Sheila Mary Mooney on September 10, 1960, and had four children together.[1] Edwards served as the Commissioner of the Alberta Human Rights Commissioner from 1979 to 1980.[1]

Political career

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 general election as a Progressive Conservative (PC) from Alberta. He served as a parliamentary secretary to several ministers in the government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Following Mulroney's resignation as PC leader and prime minister in 1993, Edwards was a candidate at the PC leadership convention held to choose a successor. He placed third. Edwards ran on a platform of cutting federal spending by $10 billion per year until the deficit and national debt were wiped out, reducing the size of Cabinet from 35 to 20, reviewing defence spending, freezing support to the European Bank for Renewal and Development, privatizing all Crown Corporations including Canada Post, and reducing international funding.[2]

He was appointed chief government Whip and President of the Treasury Board in the short-lived cabinet of Prime Minister Kim Campbell. He lost his seat in that year's 1993 election that reduced the Tories to only two members of Parliament in the House.

Later life

Edwards was the president and CEO of Economic Development Edmonton from 1998 to 2002 and served as the chair of the board of governors at the University of Alberta from March 2002 to 2006. Edwards received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta in 2006.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d O'Handley, Kathryn, ed. (1993). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Toronto: Globe and Mail Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 1414401418. OCLC 1176180932. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Newman, Peter C. (May 24, 1993). "Jim Edwards, the would-be kingmaker". Maclean's. p. 28. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Honourable James S. Edwards". cerc.gc.ca. Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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