Joseph Price (born 5 May 1945,

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) is a Canadian politician who was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was an educational administrator and teacher by career. He was elected at Newfoundland's Burin—St. George's electoral district in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the

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. On 11 November 1984, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, a position he served in until the end of his term in office. In the 1988 federal election, he was defeated by

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of the

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and left national politics.

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* 1945 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{NewfoundlandandLabrador-politician-stub