Gary Doer

Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba

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Born: March 31, 1948
Age in 2026: 78
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1948

About Gary Doer

Gary Albert Doer (born 31 March 1948) is a former Canadian politician and diplomat from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's ambassador to the United States from 19 October 2009, to 3 March 2016. Doer previously served as the 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009, leading a New Democratic Party government. After his term as envoy to Washington, Doer took up a position as senior business advisor with the global law firm Dentons and was retained by the government of Alberta to lobby the Trump administration on the softwood lumber dispute. Doer is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue. == Early life and career == Gary Doer was born to a middle class family in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His background is German and Welsh. He graduated from St. Paul's High School and went on to study political science and sociology at the University of Manitoba for one year where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, but left to become a corrections officer at the Vaughan Street Detention Centre. He later rose to become deputy superintendent of the Manitoba Youth Centre.

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Career and life highlights

Doer first joined the New Democratic Party in the 1970s, and worked for the party in the 1973 provincial election.
Doer was the first declared candidate in the Manitoba New Democratic Party's 1988 leadership contest.
Doer became president of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association in 1979, and served in this capacity until 1986.
Doer became leader of the Manitoba NDP when the party was at a low ebb of popularity.

Gary Doer timeline

1973Doer first joined the New Democratic Party in the 1970s, and worked for the party in the 1973 provincial election.
1979Doer became president of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association in 1979, and served in this capacity until 1986.
1988Doer was the first declared candidate in the Manitoba New Democratic Party's 1988 leadership contest.
1999Doer previously served as the 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009, leading a New Democratic Party government.

The world when Gary Doer was born

Gary Doer was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1948

#1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
Top movieHamlet
Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
Top headlineState of Israel declared
Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
Notable inventionVelcro
World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gary Doer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1948	2026
Gas	$0.26	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,300	$435,000
Average income	$5,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.40	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	146.6M	341 million

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