Maurice Vellacott
| Maurice Vellacott | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saskatoon—Wanuskewin |
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In office November 27, 2000 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | riding renamed from Wanuskewin |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Block |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Wanuskewin |
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In office 1997 – 2000 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | riding renamed to Saskatoon—Wanuskewin |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs |
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In office 1 May 2006 – 9 May 2006 |
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| Minister | Jim Prentice |
| Preceded by | Lloyd St. Amand |
| Succeeded by | Colin Mayes |
| Personal details | |
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September 29, 1955 Wadena, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Reform (1997-2000) Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Vellacott |
| Residence | Saskatoon |
| Profession | pastor and personal care worker |
Maurice Vellacott (born September 29, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2015 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Vellacott was born to a family in Wadena, Saskatchewan, and was raised in Quill Lake. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Briercrest College, a Christian educational institution located in Caronport, Saskatchewan, and later earned a Master of Divinity at the Canadian Theological Seminary (affiliated with the University of Regina) and a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity International University, which is an evangelical Christian university in Deerfield, Illinois. Before entering political life, he was a pastor and personal care worker at a nursing home in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. He joined the Reform Party of Canada in 1990.
Vellacott campaigned in the 1995 Saskatchewan provincial election as a Liberal, and lost to New Democratic Party candidate Eric Cline in Saskatoon Mount Royal. He later argued that running as a Liberal was consistent with his political ideology, in that the provincial Liberal platform of 1995 contained several policies advocated by the Reform Party, which did not have provincial affiliates.
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