Len Hopkins

Len Hopkins

Infobox CanadianMP | name= Leonard Donald Hopkins


term_start=1965
term_end=1997
predecessor= James Forgie
birth_date= June 12, 1930
birth_place= Argyle
successor= Hec Clouthier
death_date= February 6, 2007
death_place=
profession= School principal, teacher
party=Liberal
party colour=Liberal
residence=
riding=Renfrew North (1965-1972); Renfrew North—Nipissing East (1972-1979); Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke (1979-1988; 1993-1997); Renfrew (1993-1997)
footnotes=
term_start2=
term_end2=
predecessor2=
successor2=
spouse=
religion=Presbyterian|

Leonard Donald "Len" Hopkins (June 12, 1930-February 6, 2007) was a Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Born in Argyle, Ontario, Hopkins was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, the North Bay Teacher's College, as well as receiving a B.A. from Queen's University and a teacher's certificate from the Ontario College of Education at the University of Toronto. [Citation|url=http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=holden&t=84051&d=3424|contribution=Len Hopkins|title=Canadian Who's Who|year=1997] He was a teacher and school principal and served on the municipal council for Petawawa Township from 1963 to 1965.

Hopkins represented the electoral districts of Renfrew North from 1965 to 1972, Renfrew North—Nipissing East from 1972 to 1979 and Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke from 1979 to 1997, in the Canadian House of Commons.

He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources from 1972 to 1975 and the Minister of National Defence in 1984. He "battled his own party"cite news|title=32-year Liberal MP, 'superb' Valley politician dies|publisher=Ottawa Sun|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/02/07/3548867-sun.html|last=Casey|first=Donna] over the Canadian gun registry.

Hopkins died on February 6 2007 in the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, aged 76. He had suffered a series of cardiac setbacks. His death was attributed to pneumonia.

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External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=143&s=M Parliamentary bio]
* [http://db.archives.queensu.ca/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=MENU_QUERY&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A//archives.queensu.ca/dbtw-wpd/fondsdb/wiki.htm&TN=fonds&SN=Hopkins&RF=HTML+-+Fonds+Display&EF=&DF=HTML+-+Fonds+Display&MR=20&RL=1&EL=1&DL=1&NP=0 Leonard Donald Hopkins fonds] at [http://archives.queensu.ca/ Queen’s University Archives]


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