Oscar Lathlin
Oscar Lathlin | |
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Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs | |
In office September 25, 2002 – November 1, 2008 | |
Premier | Gary Doer |
Preceded by | Eric Robinson |
Succeeded by | Eric Robinson |
Minister of Conservation | |
In office October 5, 1999 – September 25, 2002 | |
Premier | Gary Doer |
Preceded by | department created |
Succeeded by | Steve Ashton |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for The Pas | |
In office September 11, 1990 – November 1, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Harry Harapiak |
Succeeded by | Frank Whitehead |
Personal details | |
Born | May 20, 1947 New Democratic Party |
Occupation | teacher, First Nations band chief |
Oscar Lathlin (May 20, 1947 – November 1, 2008) was a politician in
Biography
Life and career
Lathlin was born and raised at the
He subsequently returned to his community, and worked as a band manager of The Pas Band. He was named executive director of the Swampy Cree Tribal Council in 1979, and was elected chief of The Pas Band in 1985. He also worked as an advisor to the Native Teacher Education Program, served on various committees of the Assembly of First Nations and was a senior advisor for the federal government of Canada on a variety of subjects.[2]
He was married twice: first to Matilda Daniels and then to Leona Jebb.[2]
In the
The NDP won the
Lathlin was easily re-elected in the provincial elections of 2003 and 2007.[3]
Death
On November 2, 2008, the Winnipeg Free Press reported that Lathlin had died early that morning.[4] It was later revealed that Lathlin had died on the evening of November 1 at his cabin near The Pas, Manitoba.[5]
He was succeeded by Frank Whitehead in a by-election on March 24, 2009. Following Whitehead's resignation from the legislature in 2014, Lathlin's daughter Amanda Lathlin won the resulting by-election.
References
- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Oscar Lathlin". Winnipeg Free Press. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "The Pas". Manitoba. CBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Provincial minister Oscar Lathlin dies". Winnipeg Free Press. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2008.
- ^ "Minister Oscar Lathlin dies at 61". CTV Winnipeg. 3 November 2008.