Philip Bernard Rynard

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Philip Bernard Rynard (1897-06-251980-11-20) was a Canadian physician, surgeon, and politician.

Born in Udora, Ontario, he received his medical education at Queen's University. He was a Medical Health Officer for the province of Ontario and practiced medicine in Orillia.

He first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 federal election for the riding of Simcoe East. A Progressive Conservative, he was elected in the 1957 election. He was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974. He was the physician to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

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  • "P. B. Rynard Diefenbaker's MD MP for 22 years", The Globe and Mail, November 22, 1980. 

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
William Alfred Robinson
Member of Parliament for Simcoe East
1957–1968
Succeeded by
The electoral district
was abolished in 1966.
Preceded by
Heber Smith
Member of Parliament for Simcoe North
1968–1979
Succeeded by
Doug Lewis