Lester B. Pearson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:Canadian_Red_Cross
gptkb:Canadian_Forces
gptkbp:award gptkb:1957
gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1897-04-28
April 28, 1897
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Toronto
gptkbp:born_on April 23, 1897
gptkbp:child gptkb:David_Pearson
gptkb:Patricia_Pearson
Geoffrey Pearson
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Pearson
gptkb:Patricia_Pearson
Geoffrey Pearson
gptkbp:death_date 1972-12-27
December 27, 1972
gptkbp:died_on December 27, 1972
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:Prime_Minister
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lester B. Pearson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stephen_Harper
gptkb:Jean_Chrétien
gptkb:Paul_Martin
gptkb:Justin_Trudeau
gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Wilfrid_Laurier
gptkbp:known_for Canadian social welfare programs
Canada's peacekeeping initiatives
Canada's universal health care system
Pearson Report
Canada's flag design
Canada's role in peacekeeping
Universal health care in Canada
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:minister gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkbp:notable_work Canada's Role in the United Nations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Academic
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:office gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Chairman_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:President_of_the_Privy_Council
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
Minister of National Defence
Ambassador to the United States
Leader of the Liberal Party
Minister of External Affairs
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Chairman of the United Nations Security Council
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Board_of_the_Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Board_of_the_Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkb:President_of_the_Canadian_National_Railway
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Secretary of State for External Affairs
Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Institute of Public Affairs
Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs.
Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Diefenbaker
gptkbp:prize_money gptkb:1957
gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkbp:profession gptkb:scholars
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:resigned 1968-04-03
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:signature Lester B. Pearson's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maryon_Pearson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pierre_Elliott_Trudeau
gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
gptkbp:term_end 1968-04-03
April 20, 1968
gptkbp:term_start 1963-04-20
April 22, 1963
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1964_Washington_Summit
gptkb:Confederation_of_Canada
gptkb:Mount_Pleasant_Cemetery,_Toronto
gptkb:Queen's_University
gptkb:73rd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:74th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:The_Liberal_Party
gptkb:Pierre_Trudeau
gptkb:the_Liberal_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4