Lester B. Pearson

The Right Honourable Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, CC, OM, OBE (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat and politician who was made a Nobel Laureate in 1957 and served as the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 22, 1963, to April 20, 1968.

Honours and awards

Besides the Nobel Peace Prize, Pearson has been the recipient of numerous national and international accolades.

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In 1984 Pearson's successor, Pierre Trudeau, renamed Canada's busiest airport in Toronto in his honour. The airport is now named Toronto Pearson International Airport. YYZ is its Aerodrome Location Indicator.

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1984 - Canada's busiest airport - Toronto Pearson International Airport

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Pearson is also the namesake of the Lester B. Pearson College in Victoria, British Columbia (one of the United World Colleges), and of the Lester B. Pearson School Board in Montreal. Lester Pearson International, an administrative unit of Dalhousie University, is also named in honour of his international work.

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Lester B. Pearson College - Victoria, British Columbia - United World Colleges - Lester B. Pearson School Board - Montreal - Dalhousie University

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The Lester B. Pearson Award is presented annually to the most valuable NHL player as judged by his peers. Pearson's favourite sport was baseball and the Pearson Cup, named after him, was awarded to the winner of an annual contest between the Toronto Blue Jays and the former Montréal Expos (now the Washington Nationals).

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Lester B. Pearson Award - NHL - Baseball - Pearson Cup - Toronto Blue Jays - Montréal Expos - Washington Nationals

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The Canadian news agency, Canadian Press, chose Lester Pearson its Canadian Newsmaker of the Year nine times, a record he held until Pierre Trudeau broke it in 2000. He and Brian Mulroney are the only prime ministers to have received this award both before becoming prime minister and while prime minister.

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Canadian Press - Canadian Newsmaker of the Year - 2000 - Brian Mulroney

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In 2003 a survey of prominent academics, journalists, and former government officials named Pearson Canada's best prime minister of the preceding fifty years. In 2004, he finished #6 on the CBC program The Greatest Canadian.

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2003 - 2004 - CBC - The Greatest Canadian

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The Lester B. Pearson Building is the headquarters for Foreign Affairs Canada, a tribute to his service as external affairs minister.

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Lester B. Pearson Building - Foreign Affairs Canada - External affairs minister

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The Pearson Medal of Peace is an award given out annually by the United Nations Association in Canada to recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service".

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Pearson Medal of Peace - United Nations Association in Canada

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