Donald Methuen Fleming, PC (May 23, 1905-December 31, 1987) was a Canadian parliamentarian. The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fleming was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1945 general election as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Toronto riding of Eglinton. In 1948, he was a candidate in that year's Progressive Conservative leadership convention, losing to George Drew. He ran for the leadership again in 1956, and lost to John George Diefenbaker. The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Canadian parliament after the 1945 election The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th General Election in Canadian history. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... The first Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention was held in 1927, when the party was called the Conservative Party. ... George Alexander Drew (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Tory dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ... John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 - August 16, 1979) was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada. ...

The Speaker expelled Fleming from the House of Commons during the 1956 pipeline debate that helped lead to the defeat of the Liberal government of Louis St. Laurent in the 1957 general election. The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (ie: the House of Commons or House of Representatives). ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Louis Stephen St. ... The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957. ...

Diefenbaker became the new Prime Minister and appointed Fleming to the cabinet as Minister of Finance. As finance minister, Fleming clashed with the governor of the Bank of Canada, James Coyne, over monetary policy and ultimately demanded and got Coyne's resignation in 1961. In 1962, Fleming became the Attorney General of Canada before retiring from politics in 1963. A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and... The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... The Minister of Finance is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet of Canada. ... The Bank of Canada Building in Ottawa The Bank of Canada is Canadas central bank. ... James Elliot Coyne (born July 17, 1910, Winnipeg, Manitoba) was the second Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1955 to 1961, succeeding Graham Towers. ... This article or section should include material from Monetary policy of central banks. ... Minister of Justice of Canada is the minister in the Cabinet of Canada who is responsible for the Department of Justice and is also Attorney General of Canada. ...

In 1967, Fleming returned to politics to seek the PC Party leadership at the 1967 leadership convention for a third time, but came in seventh, and left political life for good. The 1967 Progressive Conservative leadership convention was held to choose a leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ...