George Ashe (Canadian politician)
George Ashe | |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Durham West | |
In office June 9, 1977 – September 10, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Charles Godfrey |
Succeeded by | Norah Stoner |
Personal details | |
Born | Ottawa, Ontario | October 5, 1932
Died | August 3, 2014 Whitby, Ontario | (aged 81)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Margo Ashe |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Life insurance executive |
George Lyle Ashe (October 5, 1932 – August 3, 2014) was a Canadian politician based in
Background
Ashe was born in
Politics
He was an alderman for
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 election, in the riding of Durham West defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Charles Godfrey by 593 votes.[3] He served as parliamentary assistant to three ministers, and was re-elected with an increased plurality in the 1981 election.[4] Ashe was appointed to Bill Davis's cabinet on April 10, 1981, as Minister of Revenue.[5]
Following a cabinet shuffle on July 6, 1983, Ashe was named as
Ashe was re-elected in the
Ashe's son, Kevin is also a Regional Councillor and Deputy Mayor with the City of Pickering. During the
Cabinet positions
Later life
In 2003, Ashe was elected as a Trustee for the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington District School Board and he served one three-year term. He died in 2014 of Parkinson's disease.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gilligan, Keith (August 5, 2014). "First mayor of Pickering George Ashe dies". Durham Region News. Metroland Media.
- ^ "Obituary". Toronto Star. Legacy.com. August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ Speirs, Rosemary (April 10, 1981). "Norton gets Environment as Davis shuffles Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
- ^ Speirs, Rosemary; Stead, Sylvia; Cruikshank, John (July 6, 1983). "Shuffle gives Treasury job to Grossman". The Globe and Mail. pp. 1, 2.
- ^ "The Ontario Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. February 9, 1985. p. 4.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "The new Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 18, 1985. p. 11.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Kevin Ashe Profile". 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Ashe wins PC nomination for Ajax-Pickering". Archived from the original on 2017-04-25.