Erik Hersholt Nielsen, P.C., D.F.C., Q.C., LL.B., (born February 24, 1924) is a former Canadian politician and longtime Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Yukon. 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. ... This article is about the award given in the United Kingdom; a separate article describes the award given in the United States. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Yukon is the name of the only federal electoral district in Yukon Territory, Canada. ...

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he was Minister of Public Works in the short-lived government of Joe Clark. After the Tories were defeated in the 1980 Canadian election he served as Opposition House Leader from 1981 until 1983 and engineered the Bell Ringing Affair to protest the Liberal government's omnibus energy bill. The business of the Canadian House of Commons ground to a halt for three weeks because the Opposition refused to respond to the bell summoning Members of Parliament to come to the chamber to vote. Nielsen served as Acting Leader of the Opposition in 1983 between the resignation of Joe Clark and the election of Brian Mulroney, and continued to lead the party in the House until Mulroney won a seat in a by-election at which point Nielsen returned to his previous position as House Leader. Regina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. ... The position of Minister of Public Works existed as part of the Cabinet of Canada from Confederation to 1995. ... The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark, PC,CC (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada from June 4, 1979, to March 2, 1980, and a prominent Canadian politician until his retirement in 2004. ... (Redirected from 1980 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ... The Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... In Canada each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench MP and an expert in parliamentary procedure. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Leader of the Opposition in Canada is the Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons who leads Her Majestys Loyal Opposition (the body in Parliament recognized as the Official Opposition). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark, PC,CC (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada from June 4, 1979, to March 2, 1980, and a prominent Canadian politician until his retirement in 2004. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... An old SEAT 600 The two-door SEAT Ibiza. SEAT is one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

When Mulroney became Prime Minister of Canada he made Nielsen his deputy prime minister from 1984 to 1986 and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada from 1984 to 1985 (effectively making him the senior Government House Leader in all but name). He also served as Minister of National Defence from 1985 to 1986. The tenaciousness and aggressiveness that made Nielsen a successful Opposition MP made him a liability as a Cabinet minister as he gave the impression of being secretive and disdainful of criticism by the Opposition and the media. His habit of stonewalling questions had the effect of prolonging the shelf life of political scandals in Parliament and thus hurt the government's reputation. He was dropped from Cabinet in June 1986 and resigned his seat in Parliament in January 1987 when he was given the position of chairman of the National Transportation Agency. He withdrew from the public service in 1992 to become president of Solar Engineering, Hawaii Inc. and Solar Electric Engineering Distributors Canada. The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada is a position in the Canadian government. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Canadian cabinet the President of the Queens Privy Council of Canada is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, more commonly known as the Government House Leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the governments legislative program in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Minister of National Defence is the Canadian politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the Department of National Defence which oversees the military of Canadas Canadian Forces. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nielsen is also the brother of actor Leslie Nielsen. The relationship informed the premise of an HBO spoof documentary titled The Canadian Conspiracy, comically alleging a Canadian subversion of the United States through its media. Leslie Nielsen (born February 11, 1926) is an actor and comedian who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... The Canadian Conspiracy is an HBO mocumentary from 1985 about the way the United States by taking over its media. ...

Known for a tight-lipped reticence during his time in office, he wrote a volume of memoirs, The House Is Not a Home (1989, ISBN 0771594267), noted for its bracing directness both about his colleagues and about his own personal life.

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