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and

Otto Lang (actor) Otto Lang (August 24, 1906 – June 24, 1984) was a German actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

'' Otto Emil Lang, (born May 14, 1932) is a

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lawyer and former politician.

Life and career

Lang was born in

Handel, Saskatchewan Handel is a special service area in Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 25 at the time of the 2006 Census. The community is located approximately 45 km directly west of the town of Biggar on Highway 51. History ...

. In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Law at the

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, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969. Lang was elected to the

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in the 1968 election, and was re-elected in the

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and 1974 elections as the

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for

Saskatoon—Humboldt Saskatoon—Humboldt was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, and from 1988 to 2015. Geography The electoral district (Canada ...

. He served as

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(1968–70), Minister responsible for the

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(1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970–72), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972–75),

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(1975–79), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). He was defeated in the 1979 federal election by Robert Ogle of the

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. Following his career in politics, Lang served as the Executive Vice-president of Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., Chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba and as president, CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. He is currently retired, but serves as a director of several companies, including Investor's Group and the Winnipeg Airport Authority. In 2005-06 Lang served as the co-chair of the federal Liberal election campaign for Manitoba. A

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, Lang holds a B.A. and an LL.B. from the

, a B.C.L from

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( Exeter College) and an LL.D. from the

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, winning two Blues. In 1999, he was made an Officer of the

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Family

Lang is married to Madam Justice Deborah McCawley of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. They currently reside in Manitoba. He was previously married to Adrian Merchant, the daughter of

Sally Merchant Maria Margharita "Sally" Merchant (October 1, 1919 – April 1, 2007) was a Saskatchewan television personality and political figure. She was the only Liberal MLA elected to represent Saskatoon in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from ...

. Lang is the father of seven children: Maria Lang (d. 1991); Andrew Lang, a communications advisor who was the federal

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candidate for the riding of

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in 2008 and 2011; Timothy Lang, President and CEO of ''Youth Employment Services'' in Toronto; Gregory Lang, a consultant; Elisabeth Lang,

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at the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy; Adrian Lang, a lawyer and executive at

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in Toronto (she was formerly a partner with the law firm of Stikeman Elliott); and

Amanda Lang Amanda Lang (born 31 October 1970) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these ...

, a television news personality.

Election results

Federal Riding of Saskatoon East Federal Riding of Saskatoon Humboldt

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