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Sammy Lawrence Cureatz (born August 20, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario , Canada.[1] Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller .
Background [ edit ]
Cureatz was educated at the University of Toronto and Queen's University , earning a law degree from the latter institution. He worked as a barrister and solicitor before entering political life.
Politics [ edit ]
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election , defeating Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) incumbent Doug Moffatt by 122 votes in the riding of Durham East .[2] 1981 and 1985 , and retained his seat in the Liberal landslide victory of 1987 .[3] [4] [5] Dianne Cunningham 's unsuccessful bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party in 1990, and did not seek re-election in that year's provincial election .[6]
Cureatz served as Deputy Speaker of the Ontario Legislature from 1981 to 1983. He appointed as a Minister without Portfolio in Frank Miller's government on May 17, 1985, but accomplished little of significance before Miller's government was defeated in the house.[7]
Cureatz later sought election to the House of Commons of Canada , as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada . He ran in Durham in the federal elections of 1997 and 2000 but finished third on both occasions, behind Liberal Alex Shepherd and candidates of the Reform Party and Canadian Alliance .[8] [9]
Parliamentary positions [ edit ]
Ontario provincial government of Frank Miller
Sub-Cabinet Post
Predecessor
Title
Successor
Minister Without Portfolio
Special Parliamentary Responsibilities
Predecessor
Title
Successor
Hugh Edighoffer Deputy Speaker Terry Jones
After politics [ edit ]
Cureatz was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2002.[10]
References [ edit ]
^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail . June 10, 1977. p. D9.
^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security" . The Windsor Star . Windsor, Ontario. p. 22 . Retrieved 2014-04-01 .
^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail . May 3, 1985. p. 13.
^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star . September 11, 1987. p. F2.
^ Ferguson, Derek (May 3, 1990). "4 top Tories back Cunningham". Toronto Star . p. A16.
^ "The new Cabinet". The Globe and Mail . May 18, 1985. p. 11.
^ "Final Results Riding by Riding". Calgary Herald . June 4, 1997. p. A5.
^ "Election Results". Star - Phoenix . Saskatoon, SK. November 28, 2000. p. A8.
^ "Attorney General announces Justice of the Peace appointments". Canada NewsWire. October 23, 2002. p. 1.
External links [ edit ]
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
