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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| name                = Ronald J. Duhamel
| honorific-suffix    = [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]]
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| constituency_MP     = [[Saint Boniface (electoral district)|Saint Boniface]]
| parliament          = Canadian
| predecessor         = [[Léo Duguay]]
| successor           = [[Raymond Simard]]
| term_start          = November 21, 1988
| term_end            = January 15, 2002
| office2             = [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] for Manitoba, Manitoba
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| term_start2         = January 15, 2002
| term_end2           = September 30, 2002
| appointed2          = [[Jean Chrétien]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1938|03|02}}
| birth_place         = [[Saint Boniface, Manitoba|Saint Boniface]], [[Manitoba]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2002|09|30|1938|03|02}}
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| party               = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
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| cabinet             = Minister of Veterans Affairs (2000–2002)<br />Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie) (1999–2002)<br />Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development) (Western Economic Diversification) (1997–1999)
| portfolio           = Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1994–1996)<br />Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works (Public Works and Government Services) (1993–1994)<br />Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services (Public Works and Government Services) (1993–1994)
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'''Ronald J. Duhamel''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (March 2, 1938 &ndash; September 30, 2002) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[House of Commons of Canada|Member of Parliament]] and [[Senate of Canada|Senator]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openparliament.ca/politicians/4255/|title = Ronald J. Duhamel &#124; openparliament.ca}}</ref>

==Biography==

Ronald Duhamel was born in [[Saint Boniface, Manitoba]], he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) from [[Lakehead University]] and a [[Master of Arts]] (MA) and [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Toronto]]. He was a teacher, school principal, professor at the [[University of Manitoba]], assistant deputy minister of education, and deputy minister of education in [[Manitoba]]. He died of cancer on September 30, 2002, survived by his wife Carolyn and three daughters, Kathie, Natalie and Karine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/senator-ron-duhamel-dies-1.304086|title=Senator Ron Duhamel dies|publisher=CBC News|date=October 1, 2002|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref>

==Political career==

Duhamel was elected as a Liberal candidate in the riding of [[Saint Boniface (electoral district)|Saint Boniface]] in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 federal election]]. He was re-elected in [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993]], [[1997 Canadian federal election|1997]] and [[2000 Canadian federal election|2000]]. Duhamel was wildly popular in the riding and never won an election with less than 50% of the vote, winning each of his elections by 52%, 63%, 51% and 52%.

In 2000, Duhamel was appointed to the federal Cabinet by Prime Minister [[Jean Chrétien]] to the portfolio of [[Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)|Veterans Affairs]], a post he held until 2002. Other posts he held include Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works (Public Works and Government Services), Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development), Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification), and Secretary of State (Francophonie).

Duhamel was appointed to the Senate on January 15, 2002, representing the senatorial division of Manitoba.
=== Electoral history ===
{{2000 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}}
{{1997 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}}
{{1993 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}}
{{1988 Canadian federal election/Saint Boniface—Saint Vital}}

== References ==
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* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=13020}}
* [https://sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/chamber/372/debates/003db_2002-10-02-e Debates of the Senate (Hansard), 2nd Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 140, Issue 3]

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