Eggleton’s long career in politics
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 02/02/2002 (8890 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A sketch of Defence Minister Art Eggleton:
Age: 58. Born in Toronto.
Life before politics: Worked as an accountant and as a consultant on urban management and urban policy issues.
First elected: In 1969, as a Toronto city councillor. Served as the city’s budget chief for seven years. Served as Toronto mayor from 1980 to 1991.
First elected to Parliament: 1993.
Riding: York Centre in Toronto.
Cabinet posts: Appointed in 1993 as president of Treasury Board and minister responsible for infrastructure. Became minister for international trade in 1996. Became defence minister in 1997.
Noteworthy: Longest-serving Toronto mayor. Second longest-serving defence minister in Canadian history, after Brooke Claxton, who served from 1946 to 1954.
Controversy: A Commons committee is investigating whether he deliberately misled Parliament when he gave conflicting stories about when he knew that Canadian soldiers had captured prisoners in Afghanistan.
Quote: “At no time did I intend to mislead this House.”