births
December 30, 1949
Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2014)
Jim Flaherty
James Michael Flaherty was a Canadian politician who served as the federal minister of finance from 2006 to 2014 under Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Minister of Finance (Canada)
The minister of finance is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Finance and presenting the federal government's budget each year. It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet.