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Preceded by
  
Morrissey Johnson

Nationality
  
Canadian

Succeeded by
  
Brian Tobin

Preceded by
  
Lawrence MacAulay

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Preceded by
  
Doug Young

Role
  
Canadian Politician

Preceded by
  
Brian Tobin

Name
  
Fred Mifflin


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Born
  
February 6, 1938Bonavista, Dominion of Newfoundland (
1938-02-06
)

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Died
  
October 5, 2013, Ottawa, Canada

Education
  
Canadian Forces College, Royal Naval College of Canada

Fred J. Mifflin, PC, CD (February 6, 1938 – October 5, 2013) was a Rear Admiral in the Canadian Forces and a politician.

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Fred Mifflin Former Liberal cabinet minister and rear admiral Fred Mifflin dies

Mifflin was born in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1938 and has lived in Ottawa since 1973.

Mifflin joined the RCN in 1954 after serving as a Sea Cadet and rose through the ranks as an officer:

  • Executive Officer HMCS Saguenay 1968-1969
  • Command Secretary, Maritime Command 1969-1970
  • Commanding Officer HMCS Skeena 1970-1972
  • Captain, National Defence Headquarters Evaluation Branch 1973-1976
  • Commander, First Canadian Destroyer Squadron 1976-1978
  • Director of Maritime Requirements 1978-1979
  • Director, National Defence Headquarters Secretariat 1979-1981
  • Chief of Staff, Maritime Command Headquarters, Plans and Ops 1981-1984
  • Chief of Staff, Maritime Command Headquarters, Personnel 1984-1985
  • Rear Admiral and Deputy Commander, Maritime Command 1985-1987

    • Political career

    After retiring from 32 years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy, Mifflin entered politics and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1988 election. Mifflin became the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Bonavista-Trinity-Conception.

    After the Liberals came to power under the leadership of Jean Chrétien in the 1993 election, Mifflin was appointed parliamentary secretary to the ministers of national defence and veterans affairs.

    In 1996, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. In a 1997 cabinet shuffle, he was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Mifflin decided that he wasn't going to run in the next general election, and was dropped from Cabinet in August 1999. He did not run for re-election in the 2000 election.

    He supported Stéphane Dion for the leadership of the Liberal Party. Mifflin died on October 5, 2013 with his wife at his side.

    References

    Fred Mifflin Wikipedia
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