Q:What key details about john diefenbaker can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: john george diefenbaker -lrb- ; september 18 , 1895 -- august 16 , 1979 -rrb- was the 13th prime minister of canada , serving from june 21 , 1957 , to april 22 , 1963 . he was the only progressive conservative -lrb- pc or tory -rrb- party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an election victory , doing so three times , although only once with a majority of seats in the canadian house of commons . diefenbaker was born in southwestern ontario in 1895 . in 1903 , his family migrated west to the portion of the north-west territories which would shortly thereafter become the province of saskatchewan . he grew up in the province , and was interested in politics from a young age . after brief service in world war i , diefenbaker became a lawyer . he contested elections through the 1920s and 1930s with little success until he was finally elected to the house of commons in 1940 . diefenbaker was repeatedly a candidate for the pc leadership . he gained that party position in 1956 , on his third attempt . in 1957 , he led the tories to their first electoral victory in 27 years ; a year later he called a snap election and spearheaded them to one of their greatest triumphs . diefenbaker appointed the first female minister in canadian history to his cabinet , as well as the first aboriginal member of the senate . during his six years as prime minister , his government obtained passage of the canadian bill of rights and granted the vote to the first nations and inuit peoples . in foreign policy , his stance against apartheid helped secure the departure of south africa from the commonwealth of nations , but his indecision on whether to accept bomarc nuclear missiles from the united states led to his government 's downfall . diefenbaker is also remembered for his role in the 1959 cancellation of the avro arrow project . even though factionalism within the party was muted by diefenbaker 's electoral success , it surged again as the progressive conservatives lost support , falling from office in 1963 , and his...
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- birth name is john george diefenbaker- party is progressive conservative- monarch is elizabeth ii- predecessor is louis st. laurent- birth date is 18 september 1895- branch is canadian army- profession is lawyer- order is 13th- death date is 16 august 1979- office is prime minister of canada- term end is april 22 , 1963- serviceyears is 1916 -- 1917- unit is 196th battalion- name is john george diefenbaker- death place is ottawa , ontario- birth place is neustadt , ontario- signature is john diefenbaker signature - . svg- successor is lester pearson- restingplace is outside the diefenbaker canada centre , saskatoon , saskatchewan- alma mater is university of saskatchewan- signature alt is a scrawled '' j diefenbaker ''- battles is first world war- allegiance is canadian red ensign 1868-1921 . svg canada- nickname is '' dief '' , '' the chief ''- children is none babies- term start is june 21 , 1957- image is john g. diefenbaker.jpg- religion is canadian baptist- rank is 10px lieutenant