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MacGuigan was a law professor and Dean at the University Of Windsor , before being elected as a Liberal Party candidate to the Canadian House Of Commons in the 1968 General Election .

In 1976 , he took a turn at provincial politics and ran for the leadersip of the Ontario Liberal Party . He lost to Stuart Smith at the Leadership Convention .

In 1980 , he was appointed Secretary Of State For External Affairs in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau . He became Minister Of Justice in 1982 .

When Trudeau announced his retirement as Liberal leader and prime minister, MacGuigan ran to succeed him at the 1984 Liberal Leadership Convention . He placed fifth. He retired from politics following the convention, and became a Judge on the federal Court Of Appeal .


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  Before Flora MacDonald
  Title Secretary Of State For External Affairs
  Years 3 March 1980 &ndash 9 September 1982


  Before first member, riding created in 1966
  After Howard McCurdy