Donald Wallace Munro (8 April 1916 – 28 July 1998) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and became a

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by career. He represented British Columbia's

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electoral district at which he won election in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

. He was re-elected in the

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

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 ...

and 1980 federal elections. Munro left national politics in 1984 after serving in the 29th to

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s and did not campaign in any further federal elections.

External links

* * Tribute to Donald Munro.
Memory BC: Fonds AR309 - Donald W. Munro fondsDonald Wallace Munro fonds

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1916 births 1998 deaths Canadian diplomats Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub