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Otto Emil Lang
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Politician.
Born at Handel, Saskatchewan on 14 May 1932, he served as Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan. Elected to the House of Commons in 1968, he was re-elected in 1972 and 1974, serving as Minister Without Portfolio (1968-1970), Minister Responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969-1970), Minister of Mines, Energy, and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970-1972), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972-1975, 1978), Minister of Transport (1975-1979), and Minister of Communications (1975). He was defeated in the 1979 general election.
He then served as Executive Vice-President of Pioneer Grain, Chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba, President and CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba, and a director of Investors Group and Winnipeg Airport Authority.
He was married twice, first to Adrian Merchant, with whom he had seven children, including Maria Lang (?-1991), and second to judge Deborah J. McCawley. In recognition of his community service, he was inducted into the Order of Canada (1999) and received a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brown House (12 Kingsway, Winnipeg)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 October 2023
