Bill Blaikie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bill Blaikie
Occupation	Former Member Of The House Of Commons
Date Of Birth	Jun 19, 1951(1951-06-19)
Age	73
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Birth City	Manitoba
Horoscope	Gemini

Bill Blaikie Biography

Bill Blaikie is one of the most popular and richest Former Member Of The House Of Commons who was born on June 19, 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie PC (born June 19, 1951) is a retired Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedent ridings in the House of Commons of Canada for the federal New Democratic Party. Following his retirement from federal politics, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2009 until 2011, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and served as Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader.

Blaikie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and religious studies from the University of Winnipeg (1973), and a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology (1977). He was ordained as a minister in the United Church of Canada on June 4, 1978, and subsequently became a politician in the social gospel tradition of such figures as J.S. Woodsworth, Tommy Douglas and Stanley Knowles. From 1977 to 1979, he worked as the Minister/Director of North End Community Ministry, an inner-city outreach ministry of the United Church located within the historic Stella Ave. Mission in Winnipeg.

Bill Blaikie Net Worth

Bill Blaikie is one of the richest Former Member Of The House Of Commons from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Blaikie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Blaikie was born to a working-class family in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 19,

1951. His father was employed by Canadian National for over forty years, at first as a machinist and later in management. Blaikie served in The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada from 1967 to 1972, and was a labourer on and off with the Canadian National Railway from 1969 to 1974 while attending university. He was a member of the Young Progressive Conservatives in high school, and joined the NDP in 1971.

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He was promoted to External Affairs Critic in September 1987. One of his first major policy statements in this portfolio was to call for Canada to stop allowing American cruise missile tests over its territory. He was also critical of Canada’s proposed Free Trade Agreement with the United States, and released a document entitled A Time To Choose Canada, the New Democrats’ Trade Option with fellow MP Steven Langdon in February 1988. He also served as co- chairman of the NDP’s international affairs committee, and held consultation meetings on whether or not the party should reaffirm its traditional opposition to Canadian membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Former Member Of The House Of Commons. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Bill Blaikie celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.

Blaikie considered running for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba in 1988, following the surprise resignation of Howard Pawley. He eventually chose not to run, and did not endorse any other candidate. He was retained as the NDP’s External Affairs Critic after the Progressive Conservatives won a second consecutive majority government in the 1988 federal election, and was also chosen as his party’s spokesman for federal–provincial relations and the Constitution. He was an international observer during Namibia’s transformation to independence in 1989, and for Lithuania’s first multi-party elections in early 1990.