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Harry Olaussen

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Preceded by
  
Paul St. Pierre

Party
  
New Democratic Party

Role
  
Member of Parliament


Name
  
Harry Olaussen

Succeeded by
  
Jack Pearsall

Born
  
8 October 1929 (age 94) Shanghai, China (
1929-10-08
)

Profession
  
merchant seaman, stationary engineer, steam engineer

Political party
  
New Democratic Party

Harry Magnus Olaussen (born 8 October 1929 at Shanghai, China) was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a merchant seaman, stationary engineer and steam engineer by career.

He was first elected at the Coast Chilcotin riding in the 1972 general election. After serving one term, the 29th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated at Coast Chilcotin by Jack Pearsall of the Liberal party in the 1974 election. He also campaigned in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections at Cariboo—Chilcotin, but was defeated by Lorne Greenaway of the Progressive Conservative party.

References

Harry Olaussen Wikipedia