26 Facts About Ralph Goodale

Ralph Edward Goodale was born on October 5,1949 and is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 19,2021.

Ralph Goodale was defeated in 1979, and moved into provincial Saskatchewan politics, serving as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals from 1981 to 1988.

Ralph Goodale was defeated in 2019 and retired from politics.

Ralph Goodale was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised on a farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan, the son of Winnifred Claire and Thomas Henry Ralph Goodale.

Ralph Goodale was a member of Scouts Canada and earned the rank of Queen's Scout.

Ralph Goodale first attended the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus and then obtained a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for academic achievement.

Ralph Goodale defeated New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Knight.

Ralph Goodale served as a backbench supporter of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's government until the 1979 election, when he was defeated, coming in third behind winning Progressive Conservative Lenard Gustafson and Knight.

In 1981, Ralph Goodale was named leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.

However, Ralph Goodale was the only Liberal candidate to receive more than 1,000 votes; he won 2,760 in Assiniboia-Gravelbourg and lost narrowly to incumbent Allen Engel.

Ralph Goodale ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility in this election, arguing that both the Progressive Conservative and New Democratic parties favoured excessive spending policies, typified by their proposals for a Keynesian-style stimulation of the provincial economy through subsidized home improvement and renovation schemes.

Ralph Goodale then spent five years in the private sector, working for companies such as the Pioneer Life Assurance Company, Pioneer Lifeco Inc.

Ralph Goodale has the prenominal "the Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 4,1993.

Ralph Goodale was reelected for this riding, known as Wascana from 1997 to 2015, in the next seven federal elections.

Ralph Goodale said he would co-operate completely with any investigation, but would not step aside while the RCMP continued their probe.

Ralph Goodale was cleared of any wrongdoing, and blamed the NDP's Judy Wasylycia-Leis for sabotaging the Liberals in the 2006 election.

Ralph Goodale was re-elected to the House of Commons in the general election on January 23,2006, but the Conservatives won government and he lost his cabinet position.

Ralph Goodale was named Opposition House Leader by interim Liberal leader Bill Graham in 2006, and continued to serve in this role under the leaderships of Stephane Dion and Michael Ignatieff until September 2010 when he was promoted to Deputy Leader.

Ralph Goodale was re-elected once more in the fall of 2008.

Ralph Goodale did not seek to bring down the government and agreed to support Harper's budget with amendments.

Ralph Goodale was one of the 34 Liberal MPs who was returned in the 2011 federal election, the Liberal Party of Canada's worst-ever electoral performance.

The Liberals saw this as a measure of disrespect to Ralph Goodale, noting that he had seniority as a former cabinet minister and house leader, despite this being standard practice and noting the Conservatives had not asked any Liberals to give up their offices.

Ralph Goodale was the only MP to serve in government with both Pierre and Justin Trudeau.

Ralph Goodale sought re-election in the 2019 federal election, but lost his bid to Conservative Party candidate Michael Kram in a rematch of the 2015 race.

Ralph Goodale was appointed the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on April 13,2021, replacing Janice Charette, who was appointed the interim clerk of the Privy Council.

On December 13,2023, Ralph Goodale was appointed as representative of Canada to the Ismaili Imamat.