Whelan, Eugene, 1924-2013

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Whelan, Eugene, 1924-2013

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1924-2013

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Born July 11, 1924 in Amhertsburg, Ontario. Before entering federal politics, Whelan worked as a farmer and as reeve for Anderson Township. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1962 as member for Essex South and was re-elected in this riding in 1963 and 1965. He continued in the House of Commons winning the riding of Essex in 1968, and then Essex-Windsor in 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1980. Whelan served in the cabinet of Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Agriculture from 1972 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984. He left Parliament in 1984, but returned as a Senator on August 9, 1996 until his retirement on July 11, 1999.

Whelan died on February 19, 2013.

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