Donald Wood
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Donald Paul Wood | |
Member of Parliament
for Malpeque |
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In office 1977 – 1979 |
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Preceded by | Angus MacLean |
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Succeeded by | Melbourne Gass |
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Born | March 22, 1933 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Profession | businessman,farmer |
Donald Paul Wood, B.Sc. (Agr.) (born March 22, 1933 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a former Canadian politician and a businessman and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in a 1977 by-election, after the resignation of Tory Angus MacLean on October 20, 1976. During this time, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. He lost the 1979 election to Melbourne Gass. He also lost the 1968 election to Gass. He also sat as a member of various standing committees including Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Public Accounts.