Peter Stollery
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The Hon. Peter Alan Stollery |
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| Senator for Bloor and Yonge (Toronto), Ontario | |
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In office July 2, 1981 – November 29, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Spadina |
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In office 1972–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvester Perry Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Dan Heap |
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November 29, 1935 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Committees | Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications (1980-1981) Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State of Canada (1980-1981) |
Peter Alan Stollery (born November 29, 1935) is a former Canadian politician and businessman.
An old Yorkville family, the Stollerys owned a famous furnishings store named Stollery's, which opened in 1901 in downtown Toronto. Peter Stollery, the founder’s grandson, worked on and off at the haberdashery for 24 years, first as a furnishings’ man and eventually as a manager from 1965 to 1968 after his father, Alan Stollery, died suddenly. His attachment to these roots explain his later designation in the Canadian Senate as Senator for "Bloor and Yonge", the intersection at which the store was located.
Before entering public life, Stollery also worked as a teacher in Algeria and travel writer for Maclean's. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a Member of the National Liberal Club in London.
Stollery was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in the 1972 election for Spadina riding in Toronto defeating incumbent MP Perry Ryan who had left the Liberals and crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected in the 1974, 1979 and 1980 elections. He served for a time as chairman of the Liberal Caucus (1976–1978), and as parliamentary secretary to the Secretary of State and to the Minister of Communications (1980–1981).
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