- Anthony Abbott
Infobox Person
name = Anthony Abbott
image_size = 200px
birth_date = Birth date and age|1930|11|26|mf=y
birth_place =Montreal
occupation = Politician ("former")
parents = Douglas Charles Abbott ("father")
religion =Anglican Anthony Chisholm "Tony" Abbott, PC (born
November 26 1930 ) is a former Canadian politician.Born in
Montreal ,son ofDouglas Charles Abbott , Abbott was a lawyer by profession before being elected to theCanadian House of Commons as the LiberalMember of Parliament forMississauga, Ontario in the 1974 federal election.In 1976, he was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. In 1977, he became Minister of State for Small Businesses. From 1978 until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the 1979 election, he was Minister of National Revenue.Abbott lost his seat in the 1979 election. He attempted to return to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1988 federal election running in
Eglinton—Lawrence , but was unsuccessful.After his defeat, Abbott returned to the private sector serving as president of the
Retail Council of Canada . From 1980 until 1988, he was based inLondon (UK) as the business advisor and legal counsel at the branch office of a major Canadian law firm. Abbott subsequently moved toVancouver Island following his 1988 electoral defeat, and is in legal practice with the MacIsaac Group. He is also a tourism accommodation operator on the island.Abbott has rejoined the Liberal Party, and, in 2006, supported
Bob Rae for the party leadership.External links
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item={F5B569BB-9E42-4D62-AE83-C33056494300}&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
s-ttl|title=
Member of Parliament for Mississauga
years=1974–1979s-ttl|title=Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
years=1976–1977s-ttl|title=Minister of State (Small Businesses)
years=1977–1978s-ttl|title=Minister of National Revenue
years=1978–1979Electoral record
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