Benno Friesen (27 June 1929 – 29 September 2021) was a Canadian administrator, professor, and politician. Friesen served as a
Progressive Conservative party member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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.
Born in
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The city is known for its collection of restored heritage buildings that date ba ...
, Canada, Friesen represented the British Columbia riding of
Surrey—White Rock where he was first elected in the
1974 federal election.
With the riding name changed to
Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, Friesen won re-election in the
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
,
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
, and
1984 federal elections. He also won in the
1988 election when the riding name reverted to
Surrey—White Rock. In all, he served in the
30th,
31st,
32nd,
33rd, and
34th Canadian Parliaments.
Friesen left federal politics in 1993 and was not a candidate for the federal election that year.
References
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1929 births
2021 deaths
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
Canadian Mennonites
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
People from Nelson, British Columbia
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
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