Ian Alistair Mackenzie
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The Right Hon. Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver | |
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In office 1920–1928 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for North Vancouver | |
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In office 1928–1930 |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver Centre |
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In office 1930–1948 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Herbert Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Young |
| Senator for Vancouver Centre, British Columbia | |
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In office 1948–1949 |
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| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
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July 27, 1890 Assynt, Scotland |
| Died | September 2, 1949 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Ian Alistair Mackenzie, PC (July 27, 1890 – September 2, 1949) was a Canadian parliamentarian.
Born in Assynt, Scotland, Mackenzie entered politics by winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (BC) in the 1920 BC election. In 1930, he was appointed to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's pre-election Cabinet as Minister of Immigration and Colonization and Superintendent of Indian Affairs. While he won his seat in the 1930 federal election the Liberal Party was defeated across the country. Mackenzie entered Parliament as an Opposition Member of Parliament (MP).
When the Liberals returned to power through the 1935 election, Mackenzie returned to Cabinet as Minister of National Defence where he had the responsibility for pre-war rearmament. With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, however, Mackenzie was moved to the position of Minister of Pensions and National Health, in part because of his role in a scandal involving the awarding of a contract to manufacture the Bren Gun. In 1944, he became Minister of Veterans Affairs.
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