Pat McGeer was a Canadian physician, professor, medical researcher and politician.
The Vancouver native studied at Princeton and worked for DuPont Chemical, where he helped develop Teflon in the early 1950s.
After returning to British Columbia, he switched to politics. He was elected in 1962 as a British Columbia Liberal and later served as party leader.
He left the British Columbia Liberals to join the Socreds. After Bill Bennett formed government in 1975, McGeer held several cabinet positions, including minister of education.
After leaving politics in 1986, McGeer focused on science, spending decades researching Alzheimer’s disease alongside his wife, Edith.
In 1995, he and his wife Edith were inducted as Officers of the Order of Canada.
In 2002, they were jointly inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2005 they were jointly inducted into the Order of British Columbia.
Pat McGeer died at his home in Vancouver on August 29, 2022.
Pat McGeer Family
Pat McGeer was born in Vancouver In 1927. McGeer’s father, Dickson was a lawyer and judge, while his mother worked as a producer at CBC. His uncle, Gerry McGeer, was the mayor of Vancouver in the 1930s and was later a member of Parliament and a senator.
Pat McGeer Age Died
Pat McGeer was 95 years old when he died.
Pat McGeer Net Worth
Pat McGeer had an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Pat McGeer Education
Pat McGeer attended Princeton University and The University of British Columbia.
Pat McGeer Books
Pat McGeer wrote a couple of books including Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain and Politics in paradise.