Eric Alfred Winkler (February 13, 1920 – March 18, 1995) was a Canadian politician. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Born in Hanover, Ontario, he was a prisoner of war for three years after being shot down in 1942 during World War II. Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1946, he was elected as a councilor for the city of Hanover and was elected mayor in 1948.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Grey—Bruce in the 1957 federal election. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey—Bruce (electoral district ---> Grey—Bruce was a federal electoral The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 23rd Parliament A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of From 1963 to 1967, he was the Chief Opposition Whip.
In 1967, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the riding of Grey South. The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Grey South (electoral district ---> Grey South was a federal electoral A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1975. The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre The Ontario general election of 1975 was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament He was Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Minister of Financial and Commercial Affairs, Minister of Revenue, and Commissioner, Board of Internal Economy in the government of Bill Davis. William Grenville "Bill" Davis, PC, CC, OOnt, QC (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton Ontario) was
References
- "Eric Winkler Politician served at three levels", The Globe and Mail, March 21, 1995. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities
External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Member's Parliamentary History
| Parliament of Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Walter Edward Harris |
Member of Parliament from Grey—Bruce 1965–1967 |
Succeeded by Electoral district was abolished in 1966 |
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| John White (Ontario politician) | Minister of Revenue (1971-1972) |
Arthur Kenneth Meen |
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