Reg Alcock
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The Honourable Reginald B. Alcock |
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| Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South |
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In office October 25, 1993 – January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Dorothy Dobbie |
| Succeeded by | Rod Bruinooge |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Lucienne Robillard |
| Succeeded by | John Baird |
| Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Goodale |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Strahl |
| Personal details | |
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April 16, 1948 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | October 14, 2011 (aged 63) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Taraska-Alcock |
| Children | Sarah, Matthew, Christina |
| Residence | Winnipeg |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University Harvard University |
| Profession | Businessman, consultant, politician |
Reginald B. Alcock, PC (April 16, 1948 – October 14, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Alcock was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Alcock was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. He was the director of Manitoba Child and Family Services from 1983 to 1985 and in this capacity spearheaded an effort to rewrite the province's child protection legislation. As a result of his efforts, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to introduce official protocols to deal with instances of child sex abuse. Alcock has also been active with the Harvard Policy Group, which studies the effects of Information Technology on the public sector. He began his political career at the provincial level, working as an organizer for the Manitoba Liberal Party in the early 1980s.
Alcock was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the Winnipeg division of Osborne in the 1988 provincial election, in which the Manitoba Liberal Party rose from one seat to twenty under the leadership of Sharon Carstairs. He later worked as campaign manager for high-profile Liberal incumbent Lloyd Axworthy in the 1988 federal election. Alcock served as official opposition house leader and finance critic and was re-elected in the 1990 provincial election despite a shift against his party. He endorsed Jean Chrétien's bid to lead the federal Liberal Party in 1990, and declared his own intention to enter federal politics in 1992.
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