Michael Starr (politician)

Michael Starr
Starr, c. 1940s
Leader of the Opposition
In office September 9, 1967 – November 5, 1967
Preceded by	John Diefenbaker
Succeeded by	Robert Stanfield
Member of Parliament for Ontario
In office May 26, 1952 – June 25, 1968
Preceded by	Walter Thomson
Succeeded by	Norman Cafik
Personal details
Born	Michael Starchewsky (1910-11-14)November 14, 1910 Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 16, 2000(2000-03-16) (aged 89) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Anne Zaritsky
Profession	Judge

Michael Starr, PC (born Michael Starchewsky; November 14, 1910 – March 16, 2000) was a Canadian politician and the first Canadian cabinet minister of Ukrainian descent, his parents having emigrated from Halychyna (Galicia), then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now Western Ukraine.