Fred Gingell (November 18, 1930 – July 6, 1999) was an

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-born political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1991 to 1999 as a

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. He was born in London. He served as finance critic in the provincial assembly. Gingell was

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in the provincial assembly from February 1993 to March 1994. He served as the first president of Kwantlen College. Gingell died in office from cancer. Fred Gingell Park in

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was named in his honour. A provincial program to treat

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is named the Fred Gingell Memorial Stuttering Treatment Support Program.

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British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs 1999 deaths 1930 births {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub