Gerry St. Germain
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The Honourable Gerry St. Germain PC |
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| Senator for Langley-Pemberton-Whistler, British Columbia | |
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In office June 23, 1993 – November 6, 2012 |
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| Appointed by | Brian Mulroney |
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November 6, 1937 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
Gerry St. Germain, PC (born November 6, 1937) was a Canadian Conservative senator for British Columbia who previously served as a Member of Parliament.
Born in Manitoba, he moved to British Columbia. St. Germain had various jobs prior to entering politics, working variously as a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, police officer (Winnipeg and Vancouver Police Departments), building contractor, businessman and poultry farmer.
A strong Tory supporter, St. Germain was parachuted as a Progressive Conservative into the Mission-Port Moody riding for the byelection there in 1983. St. Germain was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons at a by-election held on the same day in 1983 that Brian Mulroney was elected.
St. Germain was Member of Parliament for the now defunct riding of Mission—Port Moody from then until 1988. In March 1988, St. Germain joined the Canadian Cabinet (the first Métis to do so) as Minister of Transport (Canada) and was later appointed as Minister of Forestry. He was also the political minister for BC at this time.
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