Eugene Gregory Bernard McGinley (July 31, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a

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in the

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, Canada. He was elected to the

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in a 1972

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to represent the electoral district of Bathurst and was re-elected in 1974 following which he retired from politics. He was re-elected in 2003 to represent the district of Grand Lake. On February 6, 2007 he was elected

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of the legislature defeating Tony Huntjens and

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on the first ballot. He resigned the speakership on October 31, 2007 to accept an appointment to the cabinet as Minister of State for Seniors and Housing. He was left out of cabinet following a November 2008 cabinet shuffle. McGinley did not reoffer in the 2010 election. McGinley was educated at the

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and in Texas. He went on to practice law in Bathurst. McGinley was named

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in 1985.

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