About Gerald Cobbe
Lived 1927 – 2004 (aged 77). Gerald Cobbe was a Canadian politician.
Gerald Richard Joseph Cobbe (22 March 1927 – 27 September 2004) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a mechanical contractor and operator by career.
He was first elected at the Portage riding in the 1968 general election. After serving his only term, the 28th Canadian Parliament, Cobbe was defeated in the 1972 election by Peter Masniuk of the Progressive Conservative party.
From October 1971 to September 1972, Cobbe was Parliamentary Secretary to Jean-Pierre Côté, the Postmaster General of that time. He died in 2004 aged 77.
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Who was Gerald Cobbe?
Canadian politician
When was Gerald Cobbe born?
Gerald Cobbe was born on 22 March 1927 in Kenton.
When did Gerald Cobbe die?
Gerald Cobbe died on 27 September 2004 in Portage la Prairie.
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Gerald Cobbe was a politician.
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Gerald Cobbe was Canadian.
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