Fred Mifflin
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | |
|---|---|
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Succeeded by | George Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1938 United States Naval War College National Defence College |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | naval officer |
Canadian Forces
and a politician.
Mifflin was born in Bonavista, Newfoundland, in 1938.
Mifflin joined the RCN in 1954 after serving as a Sea Cadet and rose through the ranks as an officer:
- Executive officer HMCS Saguenay 1968–1969
- Command secretary, Maritime Command 1969–1970
- Commanding officer HMCS Skeena 1970–1972
- Captain, National Defence Headquarters Evaluation Branch 1973–1976
- Commander, First Canadian Destroyer Squadron 1976–1978
- Director of Maritime Requirements 1978–1979
- Director, National Defence Headquarters Secretariat 1979–1981
- Chief of staff, Maritime Command Headquarters, Plans and Ops 1981–1984
- Chief of staff, Maritime Command Headquarters, Personnel 1984–1985
- Rear admiral and deputy commander, Maritime Command 1985–1987
Political career
After retiring from 32 years of service in the
Bonavista-Trinity-Conception
.
After the Liberals came to power under the leadership of Jean Chrétien in the 1993 election, Mifflin was appointed parliamentary secretary to the ministers of national defence and veterans affairs.
In 1996, he was appointed to the
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Mifflin decided that he wasn't going to run in the next general election, and was dropped from Cabinet in August 1999. He did not run for re-election in the 2000 election
.
He supported Stéphane Dion for the leadership of the Liberal Party.[1] Mifflin died on October 5, 2013, with his wife at his side.[2]
References
- ^ "Liberal Party of Canada". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Former Liberal cabinet minister and rear admiral Fred Mifflin dies at age 75". The Globe and Mail. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.