Harold Neufeld (born October 10, 1927) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993,[1][2] and a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1992.[1]
Harold Neufeld | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Rossmere | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Vic Schroeder |
| Succeeded by | Harry Schellenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1927 Altona, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba |
| Profession | Accountant |
Career
editNeufeld began a public practice as a Chartered Accountant in 1954, and was a member of the Chartered Accountants of Manitoba.
He first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1986 provincial election as a Progressive Conservative, losing to incumbent New Democrat Vic Schroeder by 527 votes in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Rossmere. In the 1988 election, with NDP support falling throughout the province, he was able to defeat Schroeder by 526 votes in a rematch.[3]
Neufeld was appointed Minister of Energy and Mines with responsibility for the Manitoba Hydro Act[4] and Seniors on May 9, 1988. He was relieved of the latter responsibility on April 21, 1989.[1] He was re-elected by an increased margin in the 1990 provincial election.[3]
Neufeld stepped down from his cabinet position on January 14, 1992, and resigned from the legislature on May 12, 1993.[1] There are suggestions that Neufeld resigned as a matter of principle, disturbed by the dubious methods used by the Filmon government to conceal its deficit spending.[5]
A lifelong Mennonite,[2] Neufeld joined the executive of Menno Simons College and became chair of the Menno Simons College Foundation after his retirement from the legislature.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ a b James Urry (2006). Mennonites, politics, and peoplehood: Europe-Russia-Canada, 1525-1980 - Page 351. University of Manitoba Press. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-88755-688-3. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
When Neufeld resigned in 1993, another NDP Mennonite candidate, Harry Schellenberg, won the by-election, ...
- ^ a b "Rossmere". Manitoba. CBC News. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ A. Léopold Normandin (1991). The Canadian parliamentary guide. P.G. Normandin. p. 588. ISBN 9780921925408. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ Schellenberg, Harry (December 6, 1994). "Manitoba Hansard" (PDF).