William Winegard

William Charles Winegard, PC , OC , B.Sc , M.Sc , Ph.D , LL.D , D.Eng , FGU , FASM, (born September 17, 1924) is a Canadian educator, engineer, scientist and former Member of Parliament.

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he served during World War II in the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1952, he received his doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the University of Toronto and he taught there until 1967. From 1967 to 1975, he was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the American Society for Metals (ASM).

He was elected as a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Guelph in the 1984 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1988 election in the riding of Guelph—Wellington. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade from 1988 to 1989, the Minister of State (Science and Technology) from 1989 to 1990, and the Minister for Science from 1990 to 1993.

In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

He married Elizabeth Latham Jaques and they had three children, Bill, Charles and Kathryn.

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Academic Offices
Preceded by John D. MacLachlan	President of the University of Guelph 1967–1975	Succeeded by Donald Forster
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by James Duncan Schroder	Member of Parliament from Guelph 1984–1988	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1987.
Preceded by None	Member of Parliament from Guelph—Wellington 1988–1993	Succeeded by Brenda Chamberlain
Political offices
Preceded by Frank Oberle	Minister of State (Science and Technology) 1989–1990	Succeeded by The office was abolished.
Preceded by The office was created.	Minister for Science 1990–1993	Succeeded by Thomas Hockin