Mitchell Sharp

The Honourable Mitchell Sharp PC CC FRCMT(hon)
Sharp, c. 1962
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office 8 August 1974 – 13 September 1976
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Allan MacEachen
Succeeded by	Allan MacEachen
President of the Privy Council
In office 8 August 1974 – 13 September 1976
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Allan MacEachen
Succeeded by	Allan MacEachen
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office 20 April 1968 – 7 August 1974
Prime Minister	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	Paul Martin Sr.
Succeeded by	Allan MacEachen
Minister of Finance
In office 18 December 1965 – 19 April 1968 Acting: 11 November 1965 – 17 December 1965
Prime Minister	Lester B. Pearson
Preceded by	Walter L. Gordon
Succeeded by	Edgar Benson
Minister of Trade and Commerce
In office 22 April 1963 – 3 January 1966
Prime Minister	Lester B. Pearson
Preceded by	Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon
Succeeded by	Robert Winters
Member of Parliament for Eglinton
In office 8 April 1963 – 1 May 1978
Preceded by	Donald Fleming
Succeeded by	Rob Parker
Personal details
Born	Mitchell William Sharp (1911-05-11)11 May 1911 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	19 March 2004(2004-03-19) (aged 92) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouses	Daisy Boyd ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1975)​ Jeannette Dugal ​ ​ (m. 1976; died 1998)​ Jeanne d'Arc Labrecque ​ ​ (m. 2001)​
Alma mater	University of Manitoba London School of Economics
Profession	Economist Businessman

Mitchell William Sharp PC CC FRCMT(hon) (11 May 1911 – 19 March 2004) was a Canadian civil servant and politician, most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He served in both the private and public sectors during his long career.