Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau

by D. Gordon E. Robertson and Gordon Robertson

Book Overview

Born in Saskatchewan in 1917, Gordon Robertson worked at the centre of government power from 1945 until his retirement in 1979. He worked directly with Prime Ministers King, St-Laurent, Pearson, and Trudeau, serving as senior advisor to the latter two. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1953 to 1963, he also became the first Deputy Minister of the new Department of Northern Affairs under Jean Lesage. In this memoir he presents a first-hand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080204445X
• ISBN13: 9780802044457
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"