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词条 Peter MacKinnon
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  1. Biography

  2. Notes

  3. References

{{Infobox Officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = R. Peter MacKinnon
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1947}}
| birth_place = Prince Edward Island
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|QC}}
| order =
| office = Interim President of Dalhousie University
| term_start = 15 January 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Richard Florizone
| successor =
| chancellor = Anne McLellan
| office2 = Interim President of Athabasca University
| term_start2 = 1 July 2014
| term_end2 = 10 October 2016
| predecessor2 = Frits Pannekoek
| successor2 = Neil Fassina
| office3 = 8th President of the University of Saskatchewan
| term_start3 = 1999
| term_end3 = 30 June 2012
| predecessor3 = George Ivany
| successor3 = Ilene Busch-Vishniac
| chancellor3 = Peggy McKercher
W. Thomas Molloy
Vera Pezer
| nationality = Canadian
| alma_mater = Dalhousie University
Queen's University
University of Saskatchewan
| occupation = Academic administration
| profession = Legal academic
| spouse = Janice MacKinnon
| signature =
| awards = Order of Canada
| website = {{url|https://www.dal.ca/dept/senior-administration/president.html}}
| footnotes =
}}R. Peter MacKinnon, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|QC}} (born 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and legal academic. MacKinnon served as the president of the University of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2012. On 1 July 2014, he was named as the interim president of Athabasca University.[1]

On 15 January 2019, MacKinnon started serving as interim president of Dalhousie University upon the resignation of Richard Florizone and will serve until the conclusion of the search for the next president.[2]

Biography

Born in Prince Edward Island, he received a BA from Dalhousie University, an LL.B from Queen's University and a LL.M from the University of Saskatchewan. He is a member of the Ontario Bar and Saskatchewan Bar. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1990. He is married to Janice MacKinnon, a Canadian historian and former Minister of Finance for the Province of Saskatchewan. They have two children, Alan and William.

In 1975, he joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan as an Assistant Professor of Law. He became an Associate Professor in 1978 and a Professor in 1983. From 1979 to 1981, he was the Assistant Dean of Law and was the Dean of Law from 1988 to 1998. In 1999, he was appointed the eighth President of the University of Saskatchewan. On March 9, MacKinnon announced that he would be stepping down as President of the University of Saskatchewan, effective June 30, 2012.[3] He is succeeded by Ilene Busch-Vishniac, former provost and vice-president (academic) at McMaster University.[4]

From 2003 to 2005, he was the chairman of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the organization representing Canada's universities.

In 2006, it was reported that he was one of three "short list" candidates to be recommended to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada replacing the retired justice John C. Major.[5]

In 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to education and for his commitment to innovation and research excellence".[6]

In 2012, the Board of Governors of the University of Saskatchewan renamed the College Building the Peter MacKinnon Building.[7]

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.athabascau.ca/aboutau/news/university-names-interim-president/|title=University names interim president|accessdate=18 August 2014|publisher=Athabasca University|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807082009/http://www.athabascau.ca/aboutau/news/university-names-interim-president/|archivedate=7 August 2014|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.dal.ca/news/2019/01/17/meet-peter-mackinnon--dal-s-new-interim-president.html |title=Meet Peter MacKinnon, Dal's new interim president |first=Ryan |last=McNutt |date=January 17, 2019 |work=Dalhousie University}}
3. ^{{cite news |author=The StarPhoenix March 9, 2011 |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/president+Peter+MacKinnon+announces+resignation/4411210/story.html |title=U of S president Peter MacKinnon announces resignation |publisher=Thestarphoenix.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
4. ^{{cite news|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/12/19/sk-new-u-of-s-president-announced-1112.html|title = U of S announces next president|publisher = CBC News|date = December 19, 2011|accessdate = 2011-12-19}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060222.wxscoc0222/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20060222.wxscoc0222 |title=This page is available to GlobePlus subscribers |publisher=Theglobeandmail.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-11}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14390&lan=eng|title=Appointments to the Order of Canada}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.usask.ca/2012/06/14/u-of-s-renames-historic-college-building-to-honor-president-mackinnon|title=U of S renames historic College Building to honour President MacKinnon|access-date=2012-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829162853/http://news.usask.ca/2012/06/14/u-of-s-renames-historic-college-building-to-honor-president-mackinnon/#|archive-date=2012-08-29|dead-url=yes|df=}}

References

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.usask.ca/president/office/Biography.php|title=University of Saskatchewan profile|accessdate=May 22, 2008}}
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