George Whittaker (Canadian politician)

George Herbert Whittaker (22 December 1919 – 26 August 2013) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an orchardist and farmer by career.

George Whittaker
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Okanagan Boundary
In office
1972–1979
Preceded byBruce Howard
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Okanagan North
In office
1979–1980
Succeeded byVincent Dantzer
Personal details
Born(1919-12-22)22 December 1919
Bon Accord, Alberta
Died26 August 2013(2013-08-26) (aged 93)
Kelowna, British Columbia
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
Spouse(s)Anna Marie Moore
Betty May Jackman
Professionorchardist

He represented British Columbia's Okanagan Boundary electoral district which he won in the 1972 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1974 and 1979 federal elections, thus serving three successive terms from the 29th to 31st Canadian Parliaments.

Whittaker left national politics in 1980 and did not campaign in that year's national elections. He died in Kelowna in 2013. He was 93.[1]

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