Bob Welch (politician)
| Bob Welch | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1985 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Peter Partington |
| Constituency | Brock |
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In office 1963–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Daley |
| Succeeded by | Ross Hall |
| Constituency | Lincoln |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 13, 1928 St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Died | July 29, 2000 (aged 72) St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Lawyer, lay preacher |
| Religion | Anglican |
Robert Stanley Kemp "Bob" Welch, OC (July 13, 1928 – July 29, 2000) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Robarts, Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
Welch was born in St. Catharines, the son of a railway brakeman. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. He worked as a barrister and solicitor after his graduation, and was a member of that St. Catharines Board of Education from 1955 until 1963. Welch was also a lay preacher in the Anglican church, and served as chancellor of the Anglican Diocese in Niagara from 1965 to 1992.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1963 provincial election, winning a convincing victory in the rural, southwestern Ontario constituency of Lincoln. After serving as a backbench supporter of the Robarts government for two years, he was named to cabinet on November 24, 1966 as Provincial Secretary (Ontario) and Minister of Citizenship. Welch was re-elected by a landslide in the 1967 provincial election, and was retained in both portfolios.
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