Jack McNie

John Duncan McNie (July 28, 1920 – September 2, 2006) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 until 1975 representing the riding of Hamilton West. He served in the cabinet of Bill Davis from 1972 to 1975.

Not to be confused with John MacNei who wrote as Ismar Thiusen.

Jack McNie
Ontario MPP
In office
1971–1975
Preceded byAda Pritchard
Succeeded byStuart Lyon Smith
ConstituencyHamilton West
Personal details
Born(1920-07-28)July 28, 1920
Scotland, United Kingdom
DiedSeptember 2, 2006(2006-09-02) (aged 86)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseMary Kathleen Skeans
Children5
ProfessionAdvertising executive

Background

McNie was born in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada, settled in Hamilton, Ontario and married Mary Kathleen Skeans (1929–1980). Prior to being elected, McNie managed Kelley Advertising from the mid-1950s to 1971.

Politics

He was elected in the general election in 1971.[1] In 1972 he was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Colleges and Universities.[2] In 1974 he was demoted to the position of Minister without portfolio.[3] McNie had asked Davis to reduce his workload due to health reasons.[4] He did not stand for re election in the 1975 general election.[5]

Later life

After leaving politics, he has served as a Co-Chair of the "Committee for Hamilton Place", as a Director at The Hamilton Council for a United Canada and as a Director of a private company, Maplex Management & Holdings Limited.

McNie died in Hamilton, Ontario.

References
  1. "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
  2. Manthorpe, Jonathan (September 29, 1972). "Davis names two as super-ministers, 4 to Cabinet posts". The Globe and Mail. pp. 1, 4.
  3. Dunlop, Marilyn (February 27, 1974). "The new cabinet lines up like this". The Toronto Star. p. A3.
  4. Speirs, Rosemary (February 26, 1974). "Davis drops 5 and adds 7 in major cabinet shuffle". The Toronto Star. pp. A1, A10.
  5. "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.