Thomas R. Berger
| Thomas R. Berger | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver—Burrard |
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In office 1962–1963 |
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| Preceded by | John Russell Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Ron Basford |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver-Burrard | |
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In office 1966–1969 |
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Thomas Rodney Berger March 23, 1933 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Thomas Rodney Berger, QC OC OBC (born March 23, 1933) is a Canadian politician and jurist of Swedish descent. Berger was the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of 1969, prior to Dave Barrett. Justice Berger may be best known for his work as the Royal Commissioner of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry which released its findings in 1977.
Born in Victoria, British Columbia he is the son of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) sergeant Theodor Berger, and, his wife, Perle, née McDonald. Theodor Berger was the son of Ivar Theodor Berger (1861–1937), a police judge in Gothenburg, Sweden, and his wife, née Baroness Hedvig Taube af Odenkat, a member of the Swedish nobility.
Thomas R. Berger was elected, at the age of 29, to the House of Commons in the 1962 election, representing the riding of Vancouver—Burrard for the New Democratic Party. However, in the 1963 election, he was defeated by Liberal opponent Ron Basford.
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