Herb Gray

The Right Honourable Herbert Eser "Herb" Gray  (May 25, 1931 – April 21, 2014) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a cabinet minister and served under three prime ministers. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 1997 until 2002, when Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister. He was also Canada's first Jewish federal cabinet minister.

Gray was born in Windsor, Ontario. He was married to Sharon Sholzberg and had two children.

Gray died on April 21, 2014 at a hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, aged 82.

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