Otto Lang

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Canadian politician (born 1932)

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FieldValue
honorific-prefixThe Honourable
nameOtto Lang
honorific-suffix
officeMinister of Transport
primeministerPierre Trudeau
term_start26 September 1975
term_end3 June 1979
predecessorJean Marchand
successorDon Mazankowski
office1Minister of Communications
term_start125 October 1975
term_end14 December 1975
primeminister1Pierre Trudeau
predecessor1Pierre Juneau
successor1Jeanne Sauvé
termlabel1Acting
office2[Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada](minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada)
primeminister2Pierre Trudeau
term_start23 August 1978
term_end28 August 1978
predecessor2Ron Basford
successor2Marc Lalonde
termlabel2Acting
primeminister3Pierre Trudeau
term_start328 January 1972
term_end325 September 1975
predecessor3John Turner
successor3Ron Basford
office4Minister of Manpower and Immigration
primeminister4Pierre Trudeau
term_start424 September 1970
term_end427 January 1972
predecessor4Allan MacEachen
successor4Bryce Mackasey
office5Minister without portfolio
primeminister5Pierre Trudeau
term_start56 July 1968
term_end523 September 1970
riding6Saskatoon—Humboldt
parliament6Canadian
term_start625 June 1968
term_end621 May 1979
predecessor6Riding created
successor6Robert Ogle
birth_nameOtto Emil Lang
birth_date
birth_placeHandel, Saskatchewan, Canada
partyLiberal
children7, including Amanda, Timothy
profession
spouse

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Otto Emil Lang (born 14 May 1932) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician.

Life and career

Lang was born in Handel, Saskatchewan. In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969.

Lang was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 election, and was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 elections as the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Humboldt. He served as Minister without Portfolio (1968–70), Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970–72), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972–75), Minister of Transport (1975–79), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). His riding was abolished ahead of the 1979 federal election, and when he ran in the successor constituency of Saskatoon East, he lost to Robert Ogle of the New Democratic Party.

Following his career in politics, Lang served as the Executive Vice-president of Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., Chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba and as president, CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. He is currently retired, but serves as a director of several companies, including Investor's Group and the Winnipeg Airport Authority. In 2005-06 Lang served as the co-chair of the federal Liberal election campaign for Manitoba. He also took part in international activities as the Honorary Consul-General of Japan.

A Rhodes Scholar, Lang holds a B.A. and an LL.B. from the University of Saskatchewan, a B.C.L from Oxford University (Exeter College) and an LL.D. from the University of Manitoba. He played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, winning two Blues.

In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Family

Lang is married to Madam Justice Deborah McCawley of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba. They currently reside in Manitoba. He was previously married to Adrian Merchant, the daughter of Sally Merchant.

Lang is the father of seven children: Maria Lang (d. 1991); Andrew Lang, a communications advisor who was the federal Liberal candidate for the riding of Toronto—Danforth in 2008 and 2011; Timothy Lang, President and CEO of Youth Employment Services (Canada) in Toronto; Gregory Lang, a consultant; Elisabeth Lang, Superintendent of Bankruptcy at the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy; Adrian Lang, a lawyer and senior executive at Staples Canada in Toronto (she was formerly a partner with the law firm of Stikeman Elliott); and Amanda Lang, a television news personality, best selling author and currently host of CTV's Taking Stock.

Election results

Federal Riding of Saskatoon East

Federal Riding of Saskatoon Humboldt

Archives

There is an Otto E. Lang fonds at Library and Archives Canada.

References

References

  1. (1957–1997). "Otto E. Lang fonds". Library and Archives Canada.
  2. ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 5 February 1969, p. 15. Lang was acting in the place of [[Joseph Greene (Ontario). Joseph Greene]], who was required to take a leave of absence due to poor health.
  3. [https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=133927 Otto Lang [textual record]]
  4. [https://ca.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lang-12ab2b16 Andrew Lang - Profile]{{Dead link. (April 2020)
  5. (June 6, 2015). "YES appoints Timothy Lang as new President & CEO". Youth Employment Services.
  6. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-lang-43b6397 Timothy Lang - Profile]
  7. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-lang-1b8a831/ Gregory Lang - Profile]
  8. [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/bsf-osb.nsf/eng/br02732.html Superintendent of Bankruptcy – Biography of Elisabeth Lang]
  9. [https://ca.linkedin.com/pub/elisabeth-lang/55/64b/341 Elisabeth Lang - Profile]{{Dead link. (April 2020)
  10. [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adrian-lang/9/872/95b?trk=pub-pbmap Adrian Lang - Profile]
  11. (25 November 2016). "Otto E. Lang fonds, Library and Archives Canada".

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