Chris Speyer (born 24 March 1941) is a former Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was a criminal lawyer by career. Speyer was born in

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, Canada. He represented the Ontario riding of

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where he was first elected in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

. Speyer was re-elected in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

and

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, serving successive terms from the 31st to the

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s. Speyer left national politics in 1988 and did not campaign in that year's federal election. He served as a judge of the

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in Toronto until 2017.

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* 1941 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub