John McDermid
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John Horton McDermid, PC, FRI (17 March 1940 – 6 December 2024) was a Canadian politician.
Life and career
Born as David Michael Date to a teenage mother, he was adopted by Reverend John McDermid and his wife, Nora.[1]
McDermid worked in marketing, public relations and broadcasting before he entered politics. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Brampton—Georgetown outside of Toronto, Ontario.
He was re-elected in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 elections.[2][3] He became a parliamentary secretary when the Tories took power in 1984. From 1988 to 1993, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as series of junior minister positions: Minister of State for Housing (1988–1989), International Trade[4] (1988-1989), Privatization and Regulatory Affairs (1989–1991), and Finance and Privatization (1991–1993).
He left Cabinet with the departure of Mulroney as Prime Minister of Canada in June 1993, and did not run in the 1993 federal election.[5]
McDermid received the Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) in his role as Lieutenant Colonel,[6] the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012),[7] and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2024).[8]
McDermid died through euthanasia on 6 December 2024, at the age of 84.[9]
Electoral record
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References
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- ↑ [from http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&Language=E&rid=60&Search=Det BRAMPTON--GEORGETOWN, Ontario (1976–1987)] (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
- ↑ BRAMPTON, Ontario (1987–1996) (n.d.). History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Retrieved December 1, 2013
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External links
- John McDermid fonds at the Region of Peel Archives, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
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- 1940 births
- 2024 deaths
- 2024 suicides
- Deaths by euthanasia
- Politicians from Brampton
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Members of the United Church of Canada
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the 24th Canadian Ministry
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada