Michael Starr (politician)
Michael Starr | |
|---|---|
Starr, c. 1940s | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office September 9, 1967 – November 5, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | John Diefenbaker |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stanfield |
| Member of Parliament for Ontario | |
| In office May 26, 1952 – June 25, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Norman Cafik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Starchewsky November 15, 1910 Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 16, 2000 (aged 89) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Anne Zaritsky |
| Profession | Judge |
Michael Starr, PC (born Michael Starchewsky; November 15, 1910 – March 16, 2000) was a Canadian politician and the first Canadian cabinet minister of Ukrainian descent, his parents having emigrated from Halychyna (Galicia), then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now Western Ukraine.