- Jack Shields
Jack Wendele Shields (
25 December 1929 -29 November 2004 ) was a Progressive Conservative party member of theCanadian House of Commons . He was a businessman and teacher by career.Shields was born in
Grande Prairie, Alberta . He died aged 74 of heart failure following bladder surgery.He represented the Alberta riding of Athabasca where he was first elected in the 1980 federal election and re-elected in 1984 and again in 1988. He served in the 32nd, 33rd and
34th Canadian Parliament s.Shields left federal politics after his defeat in the 1993 federal election to
Dave Chatters of the Reform Party.Shields served with the Canadian Army in Korea. He left the military in 1958 to complete high school and went on to earn a degree in education from the University of Alberta.
Member of the House of Commons, 1980 - 1993
* Elected to the House of Commons in February 1980, served until October 1993
* Opposition Deputy Critic - Energy, 1980 - 1984
* Chairman of the Alberta Caucus, 1982 - 1992
* Governor General Appointments, 1984 - 1992
* Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour
* Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy
* Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade
* Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Immigration
* Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate AffairsCanadian Armed Forces, 1947 - 1957
* 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
* Airborne Regiment
* 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
* Served in Korean War as Platoon Sgt., 1950-1951
* Discharged in 1957, having achieved rank of Warrant OfficerDecorations / Honors
* Canadian Armed Forces Decoration (CD)
* Korean Volunteer Services Medal (KVSM)
* Korean Champaign Medal
* United Nations Medal (Korea)
* Ambassador for Peace Medal (Korean Government)Tributes
On December 1, 2006,
Brian Jean , Member of Parliament for Shields' former riding of Fort McMurray—Athabasca rose in the House of Commons to pay the following tribute:External links
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* (obituary)
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?pub=hansard&mee=36&parl=38&ses=1&language=E&x=1#SOB-1044280 Hansard, December 1, 2006]__NOTOC__
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