Tommy Douglas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:socialism
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Premier_League
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:advocated_for social welfare programs
publicly funded healthcare
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:NDP
CCF
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkb:Canadian_Medical_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birth_date 1904-10-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Camelon,_Scotland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Gordon_Douglas
Dale Douglas
Joan Douglas
gptkbp:death_date 1986-02-24
gptkbp:election gptkb:Saskatchewan_Legislative_Assembly
gptkb:House_of_Commons_of_Canada
gptkbp:famous_for Saskatchewan's Medicare system
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Saskatchewan_Health_Services_Commission
gptkb:Saskatchewan_Medical_Care_Insurance_Act
Saskatchewan Hospital Services Plan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tommy Douglas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:social_democracy
Canadian politics
Medicare in Canada
healthcare policy in Canada
progressive politics in Canada
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:J._S._Woodsworth
gptkbp:known_for universal healthcare in Canada
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Father_of_Medicare
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:nickname The Great Tommy
gptkbp:office Premier of Saskatchewan
gptkbp:party gptkb:New_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Co-operative_Commonwealth_Federation
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1930
gptkb:1979
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Gardiner
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Canadian_Nurses_Association
gptkb:Canadian_Labour_Congress
gptkb:Saskatchewan_Medical_Association
gptkb:Canadian_Medical_Association
gptkb:Canadian_Federation_of_Nurses_Unions
gptkbp:resigned 1961-12-31
gptkbp:spouse Irma Douglas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ross_Thatcher
gptkbp:supported civil rights
public education
workers' rights
universal health insurance
gptkbp:term_end 1961-12-31
gptkbp:term_start 1944-06-15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkb:New_Democrat_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4