1961, BA, United College; 1963, MA in Political Science and 1972, PhD, Princeton University. 1965, Professor of Political Science, University of Winnipeg; 1969, Director, Institute of Urban Studies. 1973 and 1977, elected Liberal Member, Manitoba Legislative Assembly; 1979, 1980 and 1984, elected to Parliament; 1980-82, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women; 1980-83, Minister of Employment and Immigration; 1983-84, Minister of Transport. 1984, Official Opposition Critic for Regional and Industrial Expansion, Canadian Wheat Board; 1985-88, Trade Critic and Deputy Critic, External Affairs; 1989, Liberal Critic for Trade; 1990, Liberal Critic for External Affairs; Chairman, Liberal Caucus Committee on External Affairs and National Defence; 1991, Vice-Chairman, House Standing Committee on External Affairs and International Trade. 1993, Minister of Human Resources Development; concurrently, Minister of Western Economic Diversification. Since January 1996, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Member, Economic Development Policy Cabinet Committee.