Image of Otto E. Lang, dean of Law from 1961-1968, working at his desk.

Bio/Historical Note: Otto Emil Lang was born 14 May 1932 in Handel, Saskatchewan. In 1961 he was appointed dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969. A Rhodes Scholar, Lang holds a BA and an LLB from the University of Saskatchewan, a BCL from Oxford University (Exeter College) and an LLD from the University of Manitoba. He played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, winning two Blues. Lang was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 election, and was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 elections as the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt. He served as Minister without Portfolio (1968-1970), Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969), Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970-1972), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972-1975), Minister of Transport (1975-1979), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). He was defeated in the 1979 federal election by Robert Ogle of the New Democratic Party. Following his career in politics, Lang served as executive Vice-President of Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., chairman of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba and as president, CEO of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. He is currently retired, but serves as a director of several companies, including Investor's Group and the Winnipeg Airport Authority. In 2005-2006 Lang served as the co-chair of the federal Liberal election campaign for Manitoba. In 1999, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Lang was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Saskatchewan in 2013.