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Who was the prime minister under whom Pearson served as the secretary of state for External Affairs?

  • John Diefenbaker

  • Robert Borden

  • William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent

  • Wilfrid Laurier

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Pearson served as the secretary of state for External Affairs under William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent. He was appointed to the position in 1948 by King and remained in the role until 1957, when he became the prime minister of Canada.
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