Background
Lang, Otto E. was born on May 14, 1932 in Handel, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Otto T. and Maria (Wurm) Lang.
lawyer politician university professor member of the House of Commons of Canada
Lang, Otto E. was born on May 14, 1932 in Handel, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Otto T. and Maria (Wurm) Lang.
Bachelor, U. Saskatchewan, 1951;Bachelor of Laws, U. Saskatchewan, 1953;Bachelor of Civil Law (Rhodes scholar), Oxford (England) University, 1955;Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Manitoba, 1987.
See also Otto Lang (film producer) and Otto Lang (actor)In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969. He served as Minister without Portfolio (1968–70), Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970–72), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972–75), Minister of Transport (1975–79), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). He was defeated in the 1979 federal election by Robert Ogle of the New Democratic Party.
Following his career in politics, Lang served as the Executive Vice-President of Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., Chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba and as President, CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. He is currently retired, but serves as a director of several companies, including Investor's Group and the Winnipeg Airport Authority.
In 2005-06 Lang served as the co-chair of the federal Liberal election campaign for Manitoba. A Rhodes Scholar, Lang holds a B.A. and an LL.B. from the University of Saskatchewan, a B.C.L from Oxford University (Exeter College) and an LL.D. from the University of Manitoba. He played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, winning two Blues.
Despite his successes and public accolades, he is reviled by many for the role he played in the elimination of the Crow Rate, an action that benefitted - some even say unjustly enriched - shareholders of the CPR - and robbed thousands of small farmers in Saskatchewan of the viability of their farms, leading to the large corporate farms of today, and depopulated and destroyed rural communities. FamilyLang is married to Madame Justice Deborah McCawley of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. They currently reside in Manitoba.
He was previously married to Adrian Merchant. Federal Riding of Saskatoon EastFederal Riding of Saskatoon Humboldt.
Vice president Saskatchewan Liberal Association, 1956-1962, federal campaign chairman, Saskatchewan, 1963-1964. Campaign chairman Winnipeg United Way, 1983. Chairman Royal Winnipeg B allet Captial Camapign, since 1996.
Member St. Charles Golf Club.
Married Adrian Ann Merchant, 1963-1988. Children: Maria (deceased), Timothy, Gregory, Andrew, Elisabeth, Amanda, Adrian. Married Deborah McCawley, 1989.
Stepchildren: Andrew, Rebecca.
