Elijah harper biography
Elijah harper biography
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Elijah Harper
Canadian politician
Elijah Harper OM | |
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Elijah Harper with Menno Wiebe, 1990 | |
In office 1993–1997 | |
Preceded by | Rod Murphy |
Succeeded by | Bev Desjarlais |
In office February 4, 1987 – May 9, 1988 | |
Premier | Howard Pawley |
Preceded by | Harry Harapiak |
Succeeded by | Jim Downey |
In office April 17, 1986 – February 4, 1987 | |
Premier | Howard Pawley |
In office November 17, 1981 – November 30, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Harvey Bostrom |
Succeeded by | Eric Robinson |
Born | (1949-03-03)March 3, 1949 Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba |
Died | May 17, 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 64) Ottawa, Ontario |
Political party | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Elijah HarperOM (March 3, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997.
Harper was elected chief of the