Terence James Sargeant (born May 19, 1946) is a former Canadian politician and administrator. He served as a
New Democratic Party
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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for the
riding of
Selkirk—Interlake from 1979 to 1984.
Early life and career
Born in
Melbourne
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, Australia,
Sargeant was a public policy consultant, personnel administrator, and office manager by career. He graduated from the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.[Bachelor of Arts
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in 1967.
Political career
He represented the Manitoba
riding of
Selkirk—Interlake at which he was elected in the
1979 federal election and he was re-elected in the
1980 election.
He lost his seat in the
1984 election to
Felix Holtmann
Felix Holtmann (born December 5, 1944) is a Canadian former politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Holtmann was born in Rosser, Manitoba, and educated at the ...
of the
Progressive Conservative Party.
Following his defeat, Sargeant left national politics. In 1985, he became the director of research, planning, and development services for Manitoba's Northern Affairs Department.
In 1988, he sought to replace
Howard Pawley
Howard Russell Pawley (November 21, 1934 – December 30, 2015) was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his t ...
as the
MLA for
Selkirk in the
general election
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that year
but was defeated by Liberal Candidate
Gwen Charles
Gwen Charles (born July 19, 1949 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990, representing the riding of Selkirk for the Manitoba Liberal Party.
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by 184 votes.
Later life
Sargeant earned a
Bachelor of Laws
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from the University of Manitoba and was called to the Manitoba Bar in June 2000. He served on the university's board of governors for nine years.
Sargeant was the chair of the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission and the Appeal Commission of the Workers' Compensation Board.
He also served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the
University of Manitoba
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Awards and recognition
In 2011, Sargeant was awarded an LL.D. (honoris causa) from the University of Manitoba.
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
20th-century Canadian politicians
Australian expatriates in Canada
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba
New Democratic Party MPs
Politicians from Melbourne
University of Manitoba alumni
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