Edgar Benson

Edgar Benson
Edgar Benson

Edgar John "Ben" Benson, was a Canadian politician, businessman, diplomat, and university professor. He held four cabinet posts, most notably that of Minister of Finance under Pierre Trudeau, where he was instrumental in reforming Canada's income tax law. He was described as "Pierre Trudeau's unflappable finance minister, the pipe-smoking financial wizard who raised the ire of corporate Canada in the 1970s by bringing in a capital gains tax."

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Date of Birth
May 28th, 1923
Age
103
Birth Place
Canada, Ontario
Date of Death
September 2nd, 2011
Died Aged
88
Star Sign
Gemini
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