George Herbert Whittaker (22 December 1919 – 26 August 2013) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was an

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ist and farmer by career. He represented British Columbia's

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electoral district which he won in the 1972 federal election. He was re-elected in the

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and 1979 federal elections, thus serving three successive terms from the 29th to

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s. Whittaker left national politics in 1980 and did not campaign in that year's national elections. He died in Kelowna in 2013. He was 93.

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* 1919 births 2013 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Sturgeon County Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub