Robert Gordon Robertson ( May 19, 1917 - January 15, 2013 ) - Canadian statesman, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (1953-1963), clerk of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada (1963-1975). Companion to the Order of Canada (1976).
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Biography
Robert Robertson graduated from Saskatchewan University , Oxford University and the University of Toronto . From 1941 to 1945, Robertson worked in the Department of Foreign Relations, after which he transferred to the post of secretary in the office of the Prime Minister . He remained in the secretariat until 1951, and in 1951-1953 acted as Deputy Minister of the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources [1] .
From November 15, 1953 to July 11, 1963, Robertson was commissioner of the Northwest Territories [2] . Robertson became the seventh [3] and youngest commissar [1] . At the same time, Robertson became the first Minister for North Canada. He made a proposal to create the territory of Nunavut [3] .
From July 1, 1963 to January 15, 1975, Robertson was a clerk of the Privy Council and secretary of the cabinet. After that, Robertson continued to work in the cabinet, dealing with relations between the federal center and the provinces [1] . In 1976, Robertson became a companion to the Order of Canada for his work in these posts [4] .
After leaving civil service in 1979, Robert Robertson became president of the Institute for Research on Public Policy [1] . He was also the rector of Carleton University. A scholarship is awarded by his name, which is awarded annually to the best Inuit students of the university since 2006 [3] .
In 2000, Robertson's biographical book on public service in the administrations of the five Prime Ministers of the Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant was published [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Robert Gordon Robertson // Government of Canada: Clerk of the Privy Council
- ↑ Lieutenant Governors and Territorial Commissioners // Parlament of Canada
- ↑ 1 2 3 Gordon Robertson National Inuit Scholarship Archived August 20, 2013 at Wayback Machine // Carleton University
- ↑ Gordon Robertson, PC, CC, MA, DU, FRSC // Governor General of Canada