Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Transport

Lisa Raitt

Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt is a former Canadian politician who served as a federal Cabinet minister and member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, Raitt was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 election, representing Halton. Shortly after her election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named her minister of natural resources, holding the role until 2010, when she became minister of labour. In 2013, she became minister of transport, remaining in the role until the Conservatives were defeated by the Liberal Party in the 2015 election.

Born

1968

May 7

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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Key dates

1968 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

351 The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.
558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1104 The Seljuk emirs of Mosul and Mardin defeat the Crusader States of Antioch and Edessa.
1190 The Crusader army of emperor Frederick Barbarossa defeats an army of the Rum Seljuks in the battle of Philomelion.

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The world in 1968

When Lisa arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 7

David Hume 1711–1776 Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711) David Tomlinson 1917–2000 English actor and comedian (born 1917) Derek Taylor 1932–1997 English journalist and author (died 1997) Dick Williams 1929–2011 American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929) Domenico Bartolucci 1917–2013 Italian cardinal and composer (died 2013) Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Eva Perón 1919–1952 Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (born 1919) Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 German pianist and composer (born 1833) MrBeast 1998– American YouTuber

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1968

Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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