Gerry Weiner

Gerry Weiner

Gerald "Gerry" Weiner, PC (born June 26 1933) is a Canadian politician.

A pharmacist educated at McGill University and the Université de Montréal, Weiner entered local politics and eventually became mayor of Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec. He was a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election, winning a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as Member of Parliament for [Pierrefonds-Dollard (electoral district)|] , Quebec in the Tory landslide that brought Brian Mulroney to power.

After serving for two years as a parliamentary secretary, Weiner was promoted to
Prime Minister Mulroney's Cabinet as Minister of State for immigration. In 1988, he became Minister of State for Multiculturalism, and served in that position until 1991.

He was re-elected as MP for the new riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the 1988 election. In 1989, he became Secretary of State for Canada. From 1991 to 1993, he was Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship in the cabinets of Mulroney and his successor Kim Campbell. He lost his seat in the 1993 election that also defeated the Campbell government and reduced the Tories to two seats.

Weiner entered provincial politics, serving as president of the Equality Party, which is a party advocating the rights of anglophones in Quebec. In 1998, he was elected to the city council in Montreal as a member of the Vision Montreal party and a supporter of Mayor Pierre Bourque. Weiner served on the city's executive committee.

More recently, Weiner has returned to the private sector as a senior advisor to the Pace Law Firm-Immigration Section. Mr. Weiner continues to practice his profession Pharmacy in Montreal. He is currently the president of the Center For Literacy of Quebec; the Nationsl Vice-President of the Canadian Friends of Haifa University and a Board Member of the Foundation for Vital Aging..

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External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=1809&s=M Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]

s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for Dollard
years=1984–1988s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for Pierrefonds—Dollard
years=1988–1993s-ttl|title=Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
years=1991–1993


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