Editing Mitchell Sharp (section)

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1911–2004)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix  = [[The Honourable]]
| name              = Mitchell Sharp
| honorific-suffix  = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|CC|FRCMT(hon)|size=100%}}
| image             = Mitchell Sharp 1962 Toronto Star (Restored) (cropped 3-4).jpg
| imagesize         = 
| caption           = Sharp, {{circa|1962}}
| office             = [[Leader of the Government in the House of Commons]]
| primeminister      = [[Pierre Trudeau]]
| term_start         = 8 August 1974
| term_end           = 13 September 1976
| predecessor        = [[Allan MacEachen]]
| successor          = Allan MacEachen
| office1          = [[President of the Privy Council]]
| primeminister1   = Pierre Trudeau
| term_start1      = 8 August 1974
| term_end1        = 13 September 1976
| predecessor1     = Allan MacEachen
| successor1       = Allan MacEachen
| office2            = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Secretary of State for External Affairs]]
| primeminister2    = Pierre Trudeau
| term_start2        = 20 April 1968 
| term_end2          = 7 August 1974
| predecessor2       = [[Paul Martin Sr.]]
| successor2         = Allan MacEachen
| office3           = [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Minister of Finance]]
| primeminister3    = [[Lester B. Pearson]]
| term_start3       = 18 December 1965
| term_end3         = 19 April 1968<br />{{small|Acting: 11 November 1965 – 17 December 1965}}
| predecessor3      = [[Walter L. Gordon]]
| successor3        = [[Edgar Benson]]
| office4          = [[Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry#Preceding offices|Minister of Trade and Commerce]]
| primeminister4   = Lester B. Pearson
| term_start4      = 22 April 1963
| term_end4        = 3 January 1966
| predecessor4     = [[Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon]]
| successor4       = [[Robert Winters]]
| riding5           = [[Eglinton (federal electoral district)|Eglinton]]
| parliament5       = Canadian
| term_start5       = 8 April 1963
| term_end5         = 1 May 1978
| predecessor5      = [[Donald Fleming]]
| successor5        = [[Rob Parker (Canadian politician)|Rob Parker]]
| birth_name        = Mitchell William Sharp
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1911|05|11|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2004|03|19|1911|05|11|df=y}}
| death_place       = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| party             = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| spouse            = {{Unbulleted list|{{Marriage|Daisy Boyd|1938|1975|end=died}}|{{Marriage|Jeannette Dugal|1976|1998|end=died}}|{{Marriage|Jeanne d'Arc Labrecque|2001}}}}
| alma_mater        ={{plainlist|
* [[University of Manitoba]] 
* [[London School of Economics]]
}}
| profession        = {{hlist|Economist|Businessman}}
| residence         =
| website           =
}}

'''Mitchell William Sharp''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|CC|FRCMT(hon)|size=100%}} (11 May 1911 – 19 March 2004) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] civil servant and politician, most noted for his service as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet]] minister. He served in both the private and public sectors during his long career.