Hans Wolfgang Daigeler (February 21, 1945 – November 9, 1995) was a
politician
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in
Ontario
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, Canada. He served as a
Liberal
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995
Background
Daigeler was educated at the
University of Würzburg
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in
West Germany
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, the
University of Fribourg
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in
Switzerland and
Carleton University
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in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He received a Doctorate in
Theology
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, and worked as a research and planning officer. Daigeler was a
Roman Catholic
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, and a member of the
Knights of Columbus
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.
Politics
He was elected to the Carleton Separate School Board in 1982 and 1985. As a trustee, he took a particular interest in providing services for children with
developmental disabilities
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. He was very active in the planning of the first Canadian Christian Festival, held in 1982 in Ottawa.
He ran for the Ontario legislature in the
1981 provincial election, and finished second against
Progressive Conservative Bob Mitchell in the riding of
Carleton (future
New Democratic Party MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis
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finished third).
He ran again in the
1985 provincial election, and finished a much closer second against Mitchell.
Daigeler challenged Mitchell a third time in the
1987 provincial election, and defeated him by 3,636 votes in the redistributed riding of
Nepean
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.
His victory occurred amid a landslide majority win for the Liberal Party under
David Peterson
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Backgr ...
. Daigeler served as a
parliamentary assistant
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from 1989 to 1990, and was known for being on the right-wing of the Liberal Party.
The Liberals were defeated by the
Ontario New Democratic Party
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in the
1990 provincial election, although Daigeler was personally re-elected with an increased majority.
In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Training, Colleges and Universities and Transportation.
The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the
1995 provincial election on June 8, 1995, and Daigeler lost to PC candidate
John Baird by just under 4,000 votes.
After politics
Daigeler died by suicide on November 9, 1995, barely four months after his electoral defeat.
The
Ontario legislature formally paid tribute to Daigeler on November 14 of the same year.
Electoral record
References
External links
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1945 births
1995 deaths
Canadian Roman Catholics
Carleton University alumni
German emigrants to Canada
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Politicians from Ottawa
University of Fribourg alumni
University of Würzburg alumni