15 Facts About Don Mazankowski

Don Mazankowski served as a director or trustee for several companies, including Weyerhaeuser Co.

Don Mazankowski was born in Viking, Alberta, on July 27,1935.

Don Mazankowski later returned to Alberta and started his own gas station in Innisfree.

Don Mazankowski became one of the most widely known public faces of the Tory government.

Don Mazankowski became Finance Minister during a cabinet reshuffle in April 1991, replacing Michael Wilson.

When Kim Campbell succeeded Mulroney as PC leader and prime minister two weeks later, Don Mazankowski was replaced as Finance Minister by Gilles Loiselle.

Don Mazankowski did not run in the 1993 election that saw his party reduced to two seats in the House of Commons.

Don Mazankowski returned to the private sector and served on the boards of several organizations, including the University of Alberta.

Don Mazankowski declined an offer of a Senate seat made by Mulroney in his final days as prime minister.

Don Mazankowski put the Council of twelve men in charge of reviewing Alberta's health care system and offering recommendations for health reform.

Don Mazankowski played an important role in the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance in 2003, and he was a strong supporter of the new Conservative Party of Canada.

Don Mazankowski died on October 27,2020, at the age of 85.

In 1992, Don Mazankowski was one of a few prominent Canadians who were given the honorific style of "Right Honourable" without having held any of the offices that would entitle them to it automatically.

In 2000, Don Mazankowski was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, and he was promoted to Companion in 2013.

Don Mazankowski was inducted to the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2003.