Peter Joseph Lang (born 19 November 1950) is a Canadian politician and former

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member of the

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. He was a physician, psychiatrist and

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by career. Born in

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, Lang was elected to Ontario's Kitchener riding in the 1980 federal election and served in the

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. He was defeated in the 1984 election by

John Reimer John Henry Reimer (born July 16, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1980, and again from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Reimer was born to a Mennonite f ...

of the Progressive Conservative party.

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* 1950 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Kitchener, Ontario Canadian coroners {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub