David Iftody

David Iftody

Member of Parliament for Provencher
In office October 25, 1993 – October 22, 2000
Preceded by	Jake Epp
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1956 Winnipeg
Died	February 5, 2001
Alma mater	University of Manitoba

David Iftody (June 15, 1956 – February 5, 2001) was a Romanian Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, representing the Manitoba riding of Provencher.

Iftody was born in Winnipeg, with family roots in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. He worked at the Manitoba Youth Care Centre from 1977 to 1982, and subsequently received Bachelor of Social Work (1985) and Master of Public Administration (1987) degrees from the University of Manitoba. He later moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he worked as a management consultant and was owner and president of the firm Animus Research. He also lectured at Carleton University in the Faculty of Law.

Iftody returned to Manitoba to stand as the Liberal candidate for Provencher in the 1993 federal election, and was elected over Reform Party candidate Dean Whiteway. The Liberals won a majority government under Jean Chrétien, and Iftody entered parliament as a government backbencher. He was re-elected in the 1997 election against a strong challenge from the Reform Party, and served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from July 1998 until 2000. He was defeated in the 2000 election, losing to Canadian Alliance candidate Vic Toews.