Secretary of State for External Affairs1948
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Historical person
Lester Bowles Pearson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lester Bowles Pearson, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Canada.
16 records1948–196713 events5 places
Chronological biography
1948
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)4 April 1948
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)4 April 1948
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
1949
North Atlantic Treaty4 April 1949
Signs the North Atlantic Treaty on Canada behalf.
North Atlantic Treaty4 April 1949
Signs the North Atlantic Treaty for Canada.
1956
Foreign Secretary of Canada1956
Represents Canada at the United Nations, plays a key part in settling the Suez crisis
Suez Canal1956
Represents Canada at the United Nations, plays a key part in settling the Suez crisis
Suez Crisis1956
Helps create a United Nations peacekeeping force during the Suez crisis.
Suez CrisisNovember 1956
Proposes a United Nations peacekeeping force during the Suez crisis.
1957
Nobel Peace Prize10 December 1957
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for Suez peacekeeping diplomacy.
1958
Party Leader1958
Leads the way to forming a National Medicare law
1963
Prime Minister of Canada1963
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada22 April 1963
Forms a Liberal minority government.
1965
Maple Leaf Flag15 February 1965
Adopts the Maple Leaf flag as Canada national flag.
1966
Canada Pension Plan1 January 1966
Introduces the Canada Pension Plan.
1967
Expo 6727 April 1967
Opens Expo 67 during Canada centennial year.
Titles and roles
Foreign Secretary of Canada · Party Leader of LP · Prime Minister of Canada · Secretary of State for External Affairs
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.