John William Kucherepa (27 May 1919 – 25 March 1990) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Kucherepa was born in

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where he attended the

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and Western High School of Commerce in his youth. He then studied medicine at the

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during which time he served in

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under the

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for two years. In 1952, after establishing a medical practice in Toronto's High Park neighbourhood, Kucherepa became the Ward 7 member of Toronto's city council. While he was still a city alderman, he campaigned in the 1957 federal election, winning the

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riding. After some tension sitting as both a Member of Parliament and a city alderman, he resigned from Toronto City Council in January 1958. Between 1956 and 1958, Kucherepa was also the Ukrainian Council of Canada's president following years of service in Toronto's Ukrainian community. Kucherepa was re-elected for a second term at High Park in the 1958 election, but was defeated in the 1962 election by Pat Cameron of the

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, from whom he won the riding in 1957. After his federal defeat, Kucherepa joined the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons as a licensing officer and remained active in that role until 1984. He also joined the Toronto Planning Board in 1964, becoming its chairman in 1971. Kucherepa died of cancer at

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on 25 March 1990 aged 70.

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* 1919 births 1990 deaths Physicians from Ontario Deaths from cancer in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Toronto city councillors Canadian people of Ukrainian descent University of Toronto alumni {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub