David Lewis
David Lewis was a
Russian-born
Canadian lawyer and politician. He was national secretary of the
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation from
1936 to
1950, and one of the key architects of the
New Democratic Party in
1961. He was elected as a Member of Parliment from
1962 to
1963 and
1965 to
1974, and served as leader of the NDP from
1971 to
1975, during which time the party held the balance of power in the
Liberal minority government of
1972 to
1974.
