About Doug Gourlay
Born 1929. Doug Gourlay is a Canadian politician.
Douglas MacLeod Gourlay (born December 1, 1929) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
Gourlay was born in 1929 in Brandon, Manitoba. He served as with the Federal Department of Citizenship and Immigration from 1952 to 1956, He was not initially called to serve in Lyon's cabinet, but was named Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Northern Affairs, with responsibility for the Communities Economic Development Fund on November 15, 1979. He has not sought a return to politics since this time.
In 1995, Gourlay became president and CEO of Montex Holding Company.
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Who is Doug Gourlay?
politician in Manitoba, Canada
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Doug Gourlay was born on 1 December 1929 in Brandon.
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