Peter Goldring
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Member of Parliament
for Edmonton East |
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Bethel |
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| Born | December 12, 1944 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
Peter Goldring (born December 12, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian federal politician.
Goldring is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Edmonton East since 2004, Edmonton Centre-East since 2000, and Edmonton East from 1997 to 2000. He has also been a member of the Reform Party of Canada, (1997-2000) and the Canadian Alliance (2000-2003).
Goldring is a former businessman and manager. Goldring is the former official opposition critic of Homelessness, Veterans Affairs, Public Works and Government Services, and Public Housing. In 2004, Goldring visited the Turks and Caicos Islands in the The North Atlantic Ocean to explore the possibility of annexation of the islands to Canada.
In September, 2004 Goldring was appointed as the Conservative Party Foreign Affairs Critic for the Caribbean. A week after the passage of Hurricane Ivan over Grenada, Goldring visited the islands of Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, and Grenada, touring much of the destruction left on Grenada. Upon returning to Canada, Goldring pressed the government for much needed assistance for Grenada.
Goldring served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1962 to 1965 as a Military Police Officer (MP) not as a pilot as reported.
Goldring is married to Lorriane and has two daughters.
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| Preceded by Judy Bethel |
Member of Parliament Edmonton East 1997-2000 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Member of Parliament Edmonton Centre-East 2000-2004 |
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| Member of Parliament Edmonton East 2004-present |
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