The Honourable Robert Gordon Robertson, PC , CC , MA , DU , FRSC (born May 19, 1917) was Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from November 15, 1953 to July 12, 1963. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Privy Council Office as it apeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, They desire a better country. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... DU, Du or du may refer to: As Du. ... The Royal Society of Canada, (French: La Société royale du Canada) The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Born in Davidson, Saskatchewan, Robertson was educated at University of Saskatchewan, University of Oxford and University of Toronto. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1941. From 1963 to 1975, he was clerk of the Privy Council and Cabinet secretary. Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Clerk of the Privy Council is the senior civil servant in the government and the Secretary to the Canadian Cabinet. ...

In 1970, he won The Vanier Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1976 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, They desire a better country. ...

Gordon Robertson has also performed a further great service to Canada and its political history by writing an outstanding book on his career as a senior civil servant under the successive administrations of five Prime Ministers of Canada: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, John G. Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Eliott Trudeau. "Memoirs of a Very Civil Servant" (University of Toronto Press 2000) is an extemely well written personal review of Canadian history at the highest levels from Mr. Robertson's perspective and experiences.