Robert Harold Porter
Canadian politician (1933–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Harold Porter (14 August 1933 – 10 September 2018) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and politician who was a lifelong member of Progressive Conservative party and member of the House of Commons.
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Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat, Preceded by ...
Robert Harold Porter | |
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Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat | |
In office 1984–1993 | |
Preceded by | Bert Hargrave |
Succeeded by | Monte Solberg |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-08-14)14 August 1933 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
Died | 10 September 2018(2018-09-10) (aged 85) Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Profession | Businessman, farmer, rancher |
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He represented the Alberta riding of Medicine Hat where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.
Porter left federal politics in 1993 and did not campaign for a third term in Parliament. He died in September 2018 at the age of 85.[1]
He is the grandfather of Canadian Idol star Kalan Porter and actress and musician MacKenzie Porter.