Robert Howie


J. Robert Howie

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for York-Sunbury
In office
1972–1988
Preceded byJ. Chester MacRae
Succeeded byBud Bird
Personal details
Born(1929-10-02)October 2, 1929
Fredericton, New Brunswick
DiedNovember 25, 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 88)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
Alma materUniversity of New Brunswick

J. Robert Howie, PC (October 2, 1929 – November 25, 2017) was a Canadian politician.

Career

Howie was a native of Fredericton and graduated from the University of New Brunswick.[1] He served as a lawyer before his election to Parliament.[2]

Political career

Howie was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1972 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for York—Sunbury.[2]

After the Tories won a minority government in the 1979 federal election, Howie was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of State for Transport in the short-lived government of Prime Minister Joe Clark.[2] He returned to the Opposition as a result of the 1980 election that defeated the Tory government.

Howie returned to the government side of the House when the Brian Mulroney Tories won the 1984 federal election but was not invited into the Cabinet. He did not run in the 1988, and retired from politics.

Personal life

Howie and his wife Nancy had four children.[2] He died in 2017 at the age of 88.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Robert Howie fonds [textual record]".
  2. ^ a b c d Staples, Michael. "N.B. man's death a loss for Canada: former PM He was re-elected on four consecutive occasions".
  3. ^ http://www.mcadamsfh.com/obituaries/121008
21st Ministry – Cabinet of Joe Clark
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Minister of State for Transport
1979-1980
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
J. Chester MacRae
Member of Parliament for Fredericton
1972-1988
Succeeded by
Bud Bird



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