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♂ Gerald Weiner
aliasGerry Weiner
Record
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Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 26 June 1933
Age 90 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Gerald (Gerry) Weiner (1933– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 1 18

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 53–54 30 Jun 1986 — 30 Mar 1988 1 9 0
2. CA 33–34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55–57 15 Sep 1988 — 20 Apr 1991 2 7 5
3. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 55–57 30 Jan 1989 — 20 Apr 1991 2 2 21
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 57–60 21 Apr 1991 — 03 Nov 1993 2 6 13
 1. Immigration [Employment and Immigration]
 2. Multiculturalism and Citizenship [Secretary of State of Canada]
 3. Secretary of State of Canada
 4. Multiculturalism and Citizenship

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Louis R. Desmarais  m 
 		 ⊕ Bernard Patry  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 72,677 Votes: 57,357 Participation: 78.92% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3996(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
PC
 1/7 26,076 45.86% +4,625 Loser:
LIB
 21,451 37.73% Louis R. Desmarais

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 55,317 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3701(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/7 27,532 49.77% +5,288 Loser:
LIB
 22,244 40.21% Bernard Patry

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,076 Votes: 62,439 Participation: 81.01% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3405(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
PC
 3/9 8,106 13.18% -31,868 Winner:
LIB
 39,974 64.98% Bernard Patry

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Gérard (Gerry) Weiner, P.C.		  8 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Gérard (Gerry) Weiner, C.P.		  8 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gerry Weiner		  8 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gerry Weiner		  8 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 22:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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