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Otto Emil Lang, PC , OC , QC , LL.D , BCL , LL.B , BA (born May 14 , 1932 ) is a Canadian politician. In 1962 , he was appointed Dean of Law at the University Of Saskatchewan , the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969 . Lang was elected to the Canadian House Of Commons in the 1968 Election , and was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 Elections as the Member Of Parliament for Saskatoon—Humboldt . He served as the Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board , Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Minister Of Justice , Attorney General Of Canada , and Minister Of Transport . Following his career in politics, Lang served as the Executive Vice-President of Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., Chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba and as President, CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. A Rhodes Scholar , Lang holds a BA and an LL.B from the University Of Saskatchewan , a B.C.L from Oxford University and an LL.D from the University Of Manitoba . In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada . Lang is married to Madame Justice Deborah McCawley of the Court of Queen's Bench. They currently reside in Manitoba. Lang is the father to Amanda Lang , a television personality on Report On Business Television .
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