Oscar Lathlin
| Oscar Lathlin | |
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| MLA for The Pas | |
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In office 1990 – November 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Harapiak |
| Succeeded by | Frank Whitehead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1947 The Pas, Manitoba |
| Died | November 1, 2008 (aged 61) near The Pas, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | teacher, First Nations band chief |
Oscar Lathlin (May 20, 1947 – November 1, 2008) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Gary Doer.
Lathlin was born and raised at the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in The Pas, in northern Manitoba. He attended high school at Frontier Collegiate in Cranberry Portage, graduating in 1969, and also attended Brandon University.
He subsequently returned to his community, and worked as a band manager of The Pas Band. He was named executive director of the Swampy Cree Tribal Council in 1979, and was elected chief of The Pas Band in 1985. He also worked as an advisor to the Native Teacher Education Program, served on various committees of the Assembly of First Nations and was a senior advisor for the federal government of Canada on a variety of subjects.
He was married twice: first to Matilda Daniels and then to Leona Jebb.
In the 1990 provincial election, Lathlin was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the northern riding of The Pas, narrowly defeating Progressive Conservative Alfred McDonald. He was re-elected over McDonald by a greater margin in the 1995 election. The NDP lost both of these campaigns, and Lathlin served as critic for Native Affairs, Constitutional Development and Community Economic Development during his time as an opposition MLA. He also supported Lorne Nystrom's bid to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1995.
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