Background
GILLESPIE, Alastair was born on May 1, 1922 in Victoria, B.C. Son of Errol Pilkington Gillespie and Catherine Beatrice (nee Oliver) Gillespie.
politician author member of the House of Commons of Canada
GILLESPIE, Alastair was born on May 1, 1922 in Victoria, B.C. Son of Errol Pilkington Gillespie and Catherine Beatrice (nee Oliver) Gillespie.
Student, Brentwood College, 1941;student, University B.C., 1941;student, McGill University, 1947;Master of Arts (Rhodes scholar), University of Oxford, 1949;M.Comm., U. Toronto, 1958.
Served Canadian Fleet Air Arm, World War II. Former President Welmet Industries Ltd., Welland, Canada Chromalox Company, Rexdale. Vice President and Director Canada Corporate Manager Company Ltd., Toronto.
Chairman Executive Committee Canadian Institute of Public Affairs 1962-1964 (Director 1954-1965). Former Director Richardson, Bond & Wright Ltd., Owen Sound, Institute Equipment Company Ltd., Montreal, Cashway Lumber Company Ltd., Malton, Mechanics for Electronics Ltd., Cambridge, Massachusetts, and other cos. Chairman National Westminster Bank of Canada Ltd.
Member of Parliament 1968-1979. Vice-Chairman Executive Committee of Commons Finance, Trade and Economics Affairs Committee 1968-1970. Parliamentary Secretary to President, of Treasury Board 1970-1971.
Minister of State for Science and Technology 1971-1972. Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce 1972-1975, of Energy, Mines and Resources 1975-1979, Minister of State for Science and Technology 1978-1979. President Alastair Gillespie & Associations Ltd., Scotia Synfuels Ltd.
Board Governors Lyndhurst Hospital, Toronto. Board directors Gage Research Institute, Toronto, 1981-1994. Board directors, past president Canada Opera Company.
Board directors ScottishStudies Foundation, since 1997, Canada Opera Foundation, since 1992, Music Canada, since 1995. Lieutenant Royal Canada Navy, 1941-1945. Member Canada Paraplegic Association (past board directors), Champlain Society (board directors since 1995), Order of Canada (officer 1998).
Married Diana Christie-Clark, June 17, 1947. Children: Cynthia Gillespie Webb, Ian Alastair.