Elwood Veitch
Elwood Veitch | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Willingdon | |
In office May 5, 1983 – October 17, 1991 | |
Preceded by | James Gibson Lorimer |
Succeeded by | Joan Sawicki |
In office December 11, 1975 – May 10, 1979 | |
Preceded by | James Gibson Lorimer |
Succeeded by | James Gibson Lorimer |
Personal details | |
Born | Monck Township[disambiguation needed], Ontario | July 21, 1929
Died | September 18, 1993 | (aged 64)
Political party | Social Credit |
Spouse(s) | Sheila Boyce |
Occupation | Financial 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[]
- ^ a b Normandin, P G (1985). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1985.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Executive Council". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. 1990. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "B.C. legislators spared non-stop bagpipe tunes". The Bulletin. May 21, 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "New faces added to leaner B.C. cabinet". Phoenix. Saskatoon. November 7, 1986. p. 48. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- 1929 births
- 1993 deaths
- British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs
- Canadian financial businesspeople
- Finance ministers of British Columbia
- Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
- People from Wellington County, Ontario
- University of British Columbia alumni
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