Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement Douglas was a Scottish Canadian politician who served as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He left federal politics to become Leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan. His cabinet was the first democratic socialist government in North America and it introduced the continent's first single-payer, universal health care program.
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Date of Birth
October 20th, 1904
Age
122
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
February 24th, 1986
Died Aged
81
Star Sign
Libra
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