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Lloyd Axworthy (Lloyd Norman Axworthy) was born on 21 December, 1939 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a Canadian politician. Discover Lloyd Axworthy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

Popular As Lloyd Norman Axworthy
Occupation Academic, author
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 21 December, 1939
Birthday 21 December
Birthplace North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1939

Lloyd Norman Axworthy (born December 21, 1939) is a Canadian politician, elder statesman and academic.

He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

1950

Axworthy became involved in politics during the 1950s, becoming a member of the Liberal Party after attending a speech by Lester B. Pearson.

1960

He briefly aligned himself with the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the 1960s when Pearson, as federal opposition leader, called for American Bomarc nuclear warheads to be allowed on Canadian soil.

1961

Axworthy was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, to parents Norman and Gwen Axworthy and into a family with strong United Church roots, and received his BA from United College, a Winnipeg-based Bible school, in 1961.

He is the older brother of Tom Axworthy, Robert Axworthy (former Manitoba Liberal Party leadership candidate).

1966

He first ran for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1966 election, placing second to Progressive Conservative Douglas Stanes in St. James.

1968

He soon returned to the Liberal fold, however, and worked as an executive assistant for John Turner; he supported Turner's bid to become party leader at the 1968 leadership convention.

Axworthy ran for the party in Winnipeg North Centre in the 1968 election, finishing second against veteran NDP Member of Parliament (MP) Stanley Knowles.

1972

He received his Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University in 1972 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The task force on housing and urban development: a study of democratic decision making in Canada."

He returned to Canada to teach at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg.

At the latter, he also became the director of the Institute of Urban Affairs.

1973

In the 1973 election, he was elected as a Manitoba Liberal in Fort Rouge, He was re-elected in the 1977 election, and was the only Liberal in the legislature from 1977 to 1979.

1979

He resigned from the Manitoba legislature on April 6, 1979, to run for the federal House of Commons, and in the 1979 election narrowly defeated former provincial PC leader Sidney Spivak in Winnipeg—Fort Garry.

1980

He was re-elected in the 1980 election, becoming the only Liberal MP west of Ontario.

He was promoted to cabinet under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, serving as Minister of Employment and Immigration, and then as Minister of Transport.

1984

In the Liberal defeat in the 1984 election, Axworthy was one of only two Liberals west of Ontario to be elected (the other being then Liberal leader John Turner).

Axworthy played a role in opposition, supporting tough on crime policies, but also supporting fiscal conservatism by critiquing the fiscal taxation policy of Brian Mulroney.

He was an especially vocal critic of the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement.

1993

When the Liberals returned to power in 1993 under Jean Chrétien, Axworthy became a Cabinet minister.

After the election, he was given responsibility for the Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), and launched changes in employment insurance.

1996

Although his main interest was urban renewal, in a 1996 cabinet shuffle, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs.

1997

In 1997, Axworthy was nominated by United States Senator Patrick Leahy to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on banning land mines.

He did not win, but was thanked by the recipients, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, as having been instrumental in their effort.

Critics, however, viewed Axworthy's land mine campaign and the involvement of political NGOs as counter-productive, since many key nations, including the US, Russia and China did not join.

1998

In 1998, he was one of the two winners of the North–South Prize.

1999

In February 1999 and April 2000, Axworthy was President of the United Nations Security Council with Canada's Ambassador to the UN Robert Fowler.

2000

In April 2000, Axworthy supported the highly controversial effort to reduce the sanction against Iraq, under the regime of Saddam Hussein, citing a humanitarian explanation "to avoid making ordinary citizens pay for the actions of their leaders".

Axworthy clashed with the US government on this issue, particularly over the lack of alternative options to deter the regime from additional aggression.

In 2000, he initiated the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty that led to the UN policy of Responsibility to Protect.

He retired from politics in 2000.

In September 2000, Axworthy returned to academia, joining the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia.

2003

In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

2004

Following his retirement from parliament, he served as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Winnipeg from 2004 to 2014 and as chancellor of St. Paul's University College (a constituent institution of the University of Waterloo).

He is currently the Chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council.

2012

On October 15, 2012, Elder, Dr. Tobasonakwut Kinew and, Dr. Phil Fontaine, honoured Axworthy – Waapshki Pinaysee Inini, White Thunderbird Man, at a sacred Pipe Ceremony.

Axworthy was recognized for his commitment to creating an inclusive learning experience that reflects Indigenous cultures and traditions at UWinnipeg.

The ceremony was led by Anishinaabe Elder Fred Kelly and musician and broadcaster Wab Kinew.

2014

Axworthy was presented with an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Environment of the University of Waterloo in October 2014.

2015

On December 30, 2015, Axworthy was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest grade of the honour.