Jack Austin
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- For the Australian Rules Football player see Jack Austin (footballer).
Jacob "Jack" Austin, PC (born March 2, 1932) is a Canadian politician and member of the Canadian Senate. He was appointed to the upper house by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on August 8, 1975 and represents British Columbia. He is also the longest serving member of the Upper House. He served as a Minister of State in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1981 to 1982 and then Minister of State for Social Development until Trudeau's retirement in 1984. He returned to the Canadian Cabinet in 2003 when Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed him Leader of the Government in the Senate, where he served until the Liberal defeat in the 2006 election.
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