Harry De Jong | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Abbotsford Central Fraser Valley (1986-1991) | |
In office October 22, 1986 –November 1, 1994 Servingwith Peter Albert Dueck (1986-1991) | |
Preceded by | William Samuel Ritchie |
Succeeded by | John van Dongen |
Personal details | |
Born | Echten,Friesland,Netherlands | March 25,1932
Died | February 6,2014 81) Chilliwack,British Columbia,Canada | (aged
Political party | Social Credit Party of British Columbia |
Hans De Jong (March 25,1932 –February 6,2014) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1994,as a Social Credit member for the constituencies of Central Fraser Valley and Abbotsford. [1] [2] [3]
In 1947,after World War II,he immigrated to Canada with his parents and siblings. They settled in the Abbotsford area and established themselves in farming. In 1950,de Jong met his wife,Ann. They were married in 1954 and started their lives together on a dairy farm in Deroche where de Jong successfully built his farming business. In the spring of 1962 they moved to Matsqui and continued dairy farming. They had five children. [4]
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