Editing Mitchell Sharp (section)

==Background==
Sharp was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]. He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Manitoba]] in 1934 and completed post-graduate work at that university and then at the [[London School of Economics]]. During this time, he worked as a writer focusing on the [[grain trade]].

Sharp started his long career in public service in 1942<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Global Affairs |date=2019-04-25 |title=Mitchell Sharp |url=https://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/programs-programmes/od_skelton/mitchell_sharp_bio.aspx?lang=eng |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=GAC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=General |first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor |title=The Honourable Mitchell Sharp |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-13308 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> when he was offered a position at the Department of Finance. In 1947 he was named director of the department's Economic Policy Division.<ref name="auto"/>  From 1951 to 1957, Sharp served as the Associate Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce.  During his tenure, he was responsible for international trade relations.  Soon after, Sharp served a short term as the Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce.