Don Mazankowski

Donald Frank Mazankowski, PC CC AOE (July 27, 1935 – October 27, 2020) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a cabinet minister under Prime Ministers Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney. He was also deputy prime minister under Mulroney from 1986 to 1993. He was a member of parliament between 1968 and 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Mazankowski was born in Viking, Alberta. He died on October 27, 2020 in Calgary, Alberta at the age of 85.

Background

Mazankowski was born on July 27, 1925 in Viking, Alberta. His parents, Frank and Dora (Lonoski), came to Canada from the United States in 1921.

Political Career

Mazankowski became the Finance Minister during a cabinet reshuffle in April 1991, replacing Michael Wilson.

References

  1. ↑ Former Alberta MP Don Mazankowski dies
  2. ↑ "The new right-hand man | Maclean's | JULY 14, 1986". Archived from the original on 2020-10-29.