Maurice Foster Politician
Maurice Brydon Foster (September 8, 1933 – October 2, 2010) was a Canadian veterinarian and politician. He represented the electoral district of Algoma in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1993. He was a member of the Liberal Party.Born in Bloomfield, Ontario, Foster attended the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph and received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1957. He then moved to Carnduff, Saskatchewan where he practiced as a veterinarian. In 1959, he moved to Desbarats near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.In 1968, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Algoma. After retiring in 1993, he served as an adviser to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He retired in 2001.He died in 2010 after a three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
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| Birth date | September 08, 1933 |
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| Date of death | October 02, 2010 |
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| committee | Chair Standing Committee on Northern Pipelines Chair Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections Chair Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (1972) |
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