David Orlikow
| David Orlikow | |
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| Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
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In office June 18, 1962 – November 21, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Smith |
| Succeeded by | Rey Pagtakhan |
| Constituency | Winnipeg North |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office June 16, 1958 – May 1962 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | Saul Cherniack |
| Constituency | St. Johns |
| Member of the Winnipeg City Council | |
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In office 1951–1958 |
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| Winnipeg School Trustee | |
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In office 1945–1950 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 18, 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | January 19, 1998 (aged 79) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Relations |
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| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
| Occupation | Labour educator, pharmacist |
David Orlikow (April 20, 1918 – January 19, 1998) was a Canadian politician, and a long-serving member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the riding of Winnipeg North from 1962 to 1988 as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Orlikow was the son of Louis Orlikow and Sarah Cherniack. He first cousin was Saul Cherniack, also a prominent Manitoba politician and a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Edward Schreyer.
He was educated at the University of Manitoba, and worked as a labour educator and pharmacist. Orlikow married Velma (Val) Kane on June 1, 1946. They had one daughter, Leslie.
His mother, Sarah, was first elected to the Winnipeg School Board as the school trustee for Ward 3 in 1925. Orlikow's cousin, Mindel Cherniak Sheps, succeeded her in the seat when she retired, and held it until 1950 when her brother, Saul Cherniak, was elected.
Orlikow's brother, Lionel, was also a trustee on the Winnipeg school board from 1988 to 1998. When Lionel Orlikow retired, he was succeeded by his son John, now a Winnipeg City Councillor.
He served as a trustee on the Winnipeg School Board from 1945 to 1951, and was an alderman in the city of Winnipeg from 1951 to 1959. He also served on the board of directors for Winnipeg's John Howard & Elizabeth Fry Society from 1958 to 1961, and was a board member of the Welfare Council of Greater Winnipeg in 1958.
Orlikow was also involved with the Jewish Labour Society and the Canadian Labour Congress. He helped to organize a steelworkers' union in the northern Manitoba town of Thompson, after INCO set up operations in the area. Other organizations of which Orlikow was involved included the Union Centre and the Manitoba Society of Seniors.
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