Lawrence Garvie

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Lawrence R. Garvie (June 23, 1933 – March 11, 2011) was a lawyer and former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Fredericton and then Fredericton North in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1968 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in

Minister of Commerce and Development when the department was renamed during the latter part of his tenure), Minister of Finance from 1976 to 1977 and Minister of Labour from 1977 to 1978. While serving as Minister of Economic Growth, Garvie played a role in stopping further government funding of the Bricklin sports car.[1]
He retired from politics in 1978.

Garvie died on March 11, 2011, at the Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[2]

References

  1. ^ Richard Starr, Richard Hatfield: The Seventeen Year Saga (Halifax: Formac, 1987), p. 95.
  2. ^ "Lawrence Garvie". inmemoriam. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1978, PG Normandin