Robert Winters
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The Honourable Robert Winters PC, M.Sc, LL.D |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York West |
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In office 1965–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Red Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Philip Givens |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queens--Lunenburg |
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In office 1953–1957 |
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| Preceded by | District re-established |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Crouse |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lunenburg |
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In office 1949–1953 |
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| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queens--Lunenburg |
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In office 1945–1949 |
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| Preceded by | John Kinley |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
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Robert Henry Winters August 18, 1910 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| Died | October 10, 1969 (aged 59) California |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Engineer and lieutenant-colonel |
Robert Henry Winters, PC (August 18, 1910 – October 10, 1969) was a Canadian politician and businessman.
Born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son of a fishing captain, Winters went to Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, and then to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to complete his degree in electrical engineering. He worked for Northern Electric before joining the army in World War II, eventually becoming a lieutenant-colonel. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1945 general election as a Liberal for the riding of Queens—Lunenburg in Nova Scotia. Winters was appointed to Cabinet in 1948, and served as minister of public works, among other portfolios, under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent.
Defeated along with the St. Laurent government in the 1957 election, Winters entered the corporate world, becoming a Chief Executive Officer at a series of companies. He was hired as a special advisor to the Newfoundland government to help negotiate the Churchill Falls deal, for which he became highly popular in that province.
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