George James McIlraith PC QC (29 July 1908 – 19 August 1992) was a lawyer and Canadian Parliamentarian.

[1] The son of James McIlraith and Kate McLeod, he was educated at Osgoode Hall and practised law in Ottawa.

[1] McIlraith joined the Cabinet of Lester Pearson when the Liberals formed government following the 1963 federal election as Minister of Transport.

From 1964 until 1967, he was Government House Leader in charge of the Pearson minority government's parliamentary strategy for much of its tenure, including during the Great Flag Debate and parliamentary debates on the introduction of Medicare.

[1] The George McIlraith Bridge over the Rideau River is named for him.