- Peter MacKinnon
R. Peter MacKinnon is a Canadian lawyer, legal academic and the current President of the
University of Saskatchewan .Born in
Prince Edward Island , he received aBachelor of Arts degree fromDalhousie University , aBachelor of Law fromQueen's University and aMaster of Law from the University of Saskatchewan. He is a member of theOntario Bar andSaskatchewan Bar . He was created aQueen's Counsel in 1990. He is married toJanice MacKinnon , a Canadian historian and former Minister of Finance for the Province of Saskatchewan. They have two children, Alan and William.In 1975, he joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan as an Assistant Professor of Law. He became an Associate Professor in 1978 and a Professor in 1983. From 1979 to 1981, he was the Assistant Dean of Law and was the Dean of Law from 1988 to 1998. In 1999, he was appointed the eighth President of the University of Saskatchewan.
From 2003 to 2005, he was the chairman of the
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada , the organization representing Canada's universities.In 2006, it was reported that he was one of three "short list" candidates to be recommended to be appointed to the
Supreme Court of Canada replacing the retired justice,John C. Major . [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060222.wxscoc0222/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20060222.wxscoc0222]References
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