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 to 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.
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