Wilfred Bishop (1917 – March 1, 2004) was a Canadian politician,[1] who was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1952 to 1987.[1] He is the longest-serving MLA in the history of the body.[1]

Originally from Chipman, New Brunswick, Bishop ran a logging and sawmill business in Queens County prior to his election to the legislature.[1]

He served in the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Natural Resources,[1] Minister of Transportation[2] and President of the Executive Council[3] in the government of Richard Hatfield. Following the 1987 provincial election, in which the opposition Liberals won every seat in the legislature and left the Conservatives seatless, Bishop was a candidate for the interim leadership of the party,[4] but lost to Malcolm MacLeod.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "MLA served 35 years in N.B. Legislature". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 2004.
  2. ^ "Hatfield Cabinet increases by four after vote sweep". The Globe and Mail, November 1, 1982.
  3. ^ "A timely moment to go mute". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 1986.
  4. ^ "Sifting the ashes: Have New Brunswick's Tories learned anything from the October election massacre?". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 1987.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Bishop
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