James Kelleher
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James Francis "Jim" Kelleher, PC , QC , BA , LL.B (born October 2, 1930) is a Canadian politician and retired Senator.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1956 from Osgoode Hall Law School. Kelleher was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
He was appointed Minister of International Trade in the first Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. In 1986, he became Solicitor General of Canada as the result of a cabinet shuffle, and remained so until his defeat in the 1988 election.
In 1990, Kelleher was appointed to the Canadian Senate on Mulroney's recommendation. He retired from the upper house upon his seventy-fifth birthday, October 2, 2005, due to the Senate's mandatory retirement rules.
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| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Ron Irwin |
Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie 1984-1988 |
Succeeded by Steve Butland |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Francis Fox |
Minister for International Trade 1984-1986 |
Succeeded by Patricia Carney |
| Preceded by Henry Perrin Beatty |
Solicitor General of Canada 1986-1988 |
Succeeded by Henry Perrin Beatty (acting) |
