Paul Hellyer

The Honourable Paul Hellyer PC
Hellyer, c. 1967
Minister of Transport
In office September 19, 1967 – April 30, 1969
Prime Minister	Lester B. Pearson Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Jack Pickersgill
Succeeded by	James Armstrong Richardson
Senior Minister
In office April 30, 1968 – April 23, 1969
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Minister of National Defence
In office April 22, 1963 – September 18, 1967
Prime Minister	Lester B. Pearson
Preceded by	Gordon Churchill
Succeeded by	Léo Cadieux
Member of Parliament for Trinity
In office December 15, 1958 – July 7, 1974
Preceded by	Edward Lockyer
Succeeded by	Aideen Nicholson
Member of Parliament for Davenport
In office June 27, 1949 – June 9, 1957
Preceded by	John Ritchie MacNicol
Succeeded by	Douglas Morton
Personal details
Born	Paul Theodore Hellyer (1923-08-06)August 6, 1923 Waterford, Ontario, Canada
Died	August 8, 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 98) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Canadian Action Party (1997–2017)
Other political affiliations	Liberal (1949–1971, 1982–1997), Independent (1971), Action Canada (1971–1972), Progressive Conservative (1972–1982)
Spouse(s)	Ellen Jean Ralph ​ ​ (m. 1945; died 2004)​ Sandra Bussiere ​ (m. 2005)​ [1]
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Alma mater	University of Toronto (BA)
Profession	Engineer
Military service
Branch/service	Canadian Army
Years of service	1944–1946
Rank	Gunner
Unit	Royal Canadian Artillery

Paul Theodore Hellyer PC (August 6, 1923 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator. He was the longest serving member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada at the time of his death.^[2]