Jack Burnett Murta | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lisgar | |
In office 1970–1988 | |
Preceded by | George Muir |
Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1987 |
Personal details | |
Born | Carman,Manitoba,Canada | May 13,1943
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Cabinet | Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1984-1985) Minister of State (Tourism) (1985-1986) |
Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1979) |
Jack Burnett Murta, PC (born May 13,1943) is a former Canadian politician.
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He was Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board in the short lived government of Joe Clark in 1979. In the Brian Mulroney government he was Minister of State (Multiculturalism) from 1984 to 1985 and Minister of State (Tourism) from 1985 to 1986.
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