About Jack Murta
Born 1943. Jack Murta is a Canadian politician and farmer.
Jack Burnett Murta, (born May 13, 1943) is a former Canadian politician.
Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean (Burnett) Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964.
In 1970, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Progressive Conservative in a by-election for the riding of Lisgar following the death of the previous incumbent, George Muir. He was re-elected in 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, and 1984.
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board in the short lived government of Joe Clark in 1979. In the Brian Mulroney government he was Minister of State (Multiculturalism) from 1984 to 1985 and Minister of State (Tourism) from 1985 to 1986.
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Who is Jack Murta?
Canadian politician
When was Jack Murta born?
Jack Murta was born on 13 May 1943 in Carman.
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Jack Murta is a politician and farmer.
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Jack Murta is Canadian.
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