Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)

The Honourable Michael Wilson PC CC
Wilson at the NAFTA Initialing Ceremony, October 1992
33rd Chancellor of the University of Toronto
In office July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2018
Preceded by	David Peterson
Succeeded by	Rose Patten
Canadian Ambassador to the United States
In office March 13, 2006 – October 19, 2009
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Frank McKenna
Succeeded by	Gary Doer
Minister of Industry, Science and Technology
In office April 21, 1991 – June 25, 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Benoît Bouchard
Succeeded by	Jean Charest
Minister of International Trade
In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	John Crosbie
Succeeded by	Tom Hockin
Minister of Finance
In office September 17, 1984 – April 20, 1991
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Marc Lalonde
Succeeded by	Don Mazankowski
Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre
In office May 22, 1979 – October 25, 1993
Preceded by	Riding created
Succeeded by	Allan Rock
Personal details
Born	Michael Holcombe Wilson (1937-11-04)November 4, 1937 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	February 10, 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 81)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Margie Wilson
Children	3
Education	University of Toronto
Occupation	Businessman

Michael Holcombe Wilson PC CC (November 4, 1937 – February 10, 2019) was a Canadian businessman, politician and diplomat who served as minister of finance from 1984 to 1991 and minister of international trade from 1991 to 1993 under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Wilson was a Bay Street investment executive before he was elected to the House of Commons in 1979. He then unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1983 before being appointed to Prime Minister Mulroney's cabinet. As a cabinet minister, Wilson introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and helped negotiate the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Wilson retired from politics in 1993 and returned back to Bay Street, heading his own consulting and financial services firm. Wilson served as the Chairman of Barclays Capital Canada Inc. from May 2010 until his death in February 2019.^[1] He was the Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2006 until 2009 and the Chancellor of the University of Toronto from 2012 to 2018.