Elwood Veitch

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Elwood Veitch
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Burnaby-Willingdon
In office
May 5, 1983 – October 17, 1991
Preceded byJames Gibson Lorimer
Succeeded byJoan Sawicki
In office
December 11, 1975 – May 10, 1979
Preceded byJames Gibson Lorimer
Succeeded byJames Gibson Lorimer
Personal details
Born(1929-07-21)July 21, 1929
Monck Township[disambiguation needed], Ontario
DiedSeptember 18, 1993(1993-09-18) (aged 64)
Political partySocial Credit
Spouse(s)Sheila Boyce
OccupationFinancial Administrator

Elwood Neal Veitch (July 21, 1929[1] – September 18, 1993[2]) was a financial administrator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Burnaby-Willingdon in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1975 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1991 as a Social Credit member.

Veitch was born in Monck Township, Ontario[disambiguation needed], the son of Wellington Veitch and Alice Alma Brott, and was educated in Bracebridge, Ajax and at the University of British Columbia. In 1953, he married Sheila Gertrude Boyce.[1] Veitch served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations,[3] Minister of Regional Development,[4] Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Provincial Secretary.[5] He died in 1993 at the age of 64.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Normandin, P G (1985). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1985.
  2. ^ a b Leyton-Brown, David (1999). Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. p. 272. ISBN 0-8020-4701-7. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  3. ^ "Executive Council". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. 1990. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  4. ^ "B.C. legislators spared non-stop bagpipe tunes". The Bulletin. May 21, 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  5. ^ "New faces added to leaner B.C. cabinet". Phoenix. Saskatoon. November 7, 1986. p. 48. Retrieved 2012-02-02.


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