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David Berger (born March 30, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, politician, diplomat, and sports executive.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Samuel Berger (see Samuel Berger (Canadian) for biography) he attended Ashbury College before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1975 from McGill University. From 1975 to 1979, he was an Executive Vice-President for the Montreal Alouettes Football Club. From 1978 to 1979, he was President of the Canadian Football League.[1] He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Laurier in the 1979 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected four more times in 1980, 1984, 1988 , and 1993 (in the riding of Saint-Henri—Westmount). In 1982, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism). From 1982 to 1984, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.[2] He resigned in 1994 after being appointed the Canadian ambassador to Israel and was at the same time High Commissioner of Canada to Cyprus[3][4] Berger served until 1999 and was replaced by Michael Dougall Bell. He backed Stéphane Dion at the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention.[5]
Electoral Record (partial)
1993 Canadian federal election results: Saint-Henri—Westmount Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal (x)David Berger 25,940 61.72 $46,505 Bloc Québécois Eugenia Romain 7,950 18.92 $10,686 Progressive Conservative Alain Perez 4,507 10.72 $43,910 New Democratic Party Ann Elbourne 1,662 3.95 $2,453 National Louise Pilon 581 1.38 $1,697 Natural Law Allan Faguy 558 1.33 $20,006 Non-Affiliated Mark E.A. Roper 259 0.62 $1,672 Commonwealth Normand Bélanger 131 0.31 $0 Christian Heritage Robert Adams 125 0.30 $38 Independent Rudolph Scalzo 122 0.29 $1,282 Marxist-Leninist Arnold August 114 0.27 $80 Abolitionist Robert Carlisle 80 0.19 $0 Total valid votes 42,029 100.00 Total rejected ballots 867 Turnout 42,896 74.61 Electors on the lists 57,491 Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1984 Canadian federal election results: Laurier Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal (x)David Berger 9,302 34.58 Progressive Conservative Roland Gagné 7,720 28.70 New Democratic Party Jean-Pierre Juneau 4,595 17.08 Rhinoceros François Yo Gourd 3,247 12.07 Parti nationaliste Jean Saint-Amour 906 3.37 Green Robert Silverman 751 2.79 Social Credit Gilles Côté 194 0.72 Communist Brian O'Keefe 130 0.48 Commonwealth Jean Langevin 53 0.20 Total valid votes 26,898 100.00 Total rejected ballots 460 Turnout 27,358 67.89 Electors on the lists 40,299 Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.
References
- ^ Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry
- ^ David Berger (politician) - Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ David Berger: Heads of Post List
- ^ Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
- ^ Dion has walked a fine line on Mideast
Parliament of Canada Preceded by
Fernand-E. LeblancMember of Parliament for Laurier
1979–1988Succeeded by
The electoral district was abolished in 1987.Preceded by
Donald James JohnstonMember of Parliament for Saint-Henri—Westmount
1988–1994Succeeded by
Lucienne RobillardDiplomatic posts Preceded by
Norman SpectorCanadian Ambassador to Israel
1995–1999Succeeded by
Michael Dougall BellCategories:- 1950 births
- Living people
- Canadian diplomats
- Canadian Football League executives
- Canadian sports businesspeople
- Jewish Canadian politicians
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- McGill University alumni
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Quebec
- People from Ottawa
- University of Toronto alumni
- Ambassadors of Canada to Israel
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