Cliff McIsaac
Cliff McIsaac | |
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MLA for Wilkie | |
In office 1964–1974 | |
Preceded by | John Horsman |
Succeeded by | Linda Clifford |
Personal details | |
Born | August 30, 1930 |
Died | July 25, 2006 | (aged 75)
Political party | Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
Profession | Veterinarian |
Joseph Clifford (Cliff) McIsaac, (August 30, 1930 – July 25, 2006) was a politician, public servant and veterinarian.
Born and raised in Prince Edward Island, McIsaac graduated from the Truro Agricultural College in 1950 and the Ontario Veterinary College in 1955. Later, he moved then to Saskatchewan to establish his practice.[1]
McIsaac entered politics in the province and was elected to the
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1974 federal election for the riding of Battleford—Kindersley. During the 30th Canadian Parliament, he sat in the federal Liberal caucus, led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, serving as a parliamentary secretary and then Government Whip. His riding was abolished, replaced by The Battlefords—Meadow Lake, and he was defeated in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections. After leaving politics, McIsaac served as a commissioner of the Canadian Dairy Commission and chair of the National Farm Products Marketing Council.[1]
References
- ^ a b McISAAC, Dr. Joseph Clifford (Obituary), Guelph Mercury, July 27, 2006
- ^ Saskatchewan Ministers Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Archives of Saskatchewan, accessed March 16, 2008