Robert G. Clarke MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River |
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In office March 17, 2008 – October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Gary Merasty |
Succeeded by | Georgina Jolibois |
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Born |
Kitimat, British Columbia |
March 2, 1967
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | Rural Municipality of Lakeland |
Profession | RCMP officer |
Robert G. "Rob" Clarke (born March 2, 1967) is a politician and career Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. He was the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the March 17, 2008 federal by-election in which he defeated Liberal candidate Joan Beatty.
A member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation, he grew up in Quesnel, British Columbia. At the time of his election to the Canadian House of Commons he had been a member of the RCMP for 17 years, all of which have been spent in Saskatchewan, and has attained the rank of sergeant.
Clarke sponsored the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act as a private members bill. The bill became law in December 2014.
In the 2015 Canadian Election, Clarke was defeated by NDP candidate Georgina Jolibois by 1,190 votes.