Charles Henry "Chuck" Cook (28 July 1926 – 23 February 1993) was a broadcaster and politician in

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. Cook was born in Regina,

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. He became a CJOR radio

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host in

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in the 1970s. He served as Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament from 1979 to 1988 in the riding of

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and from 1988 to 1993, in the riding of North Vancouver. He also ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta in the riding of

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in the 1967 election but came up a very close second to Frederick C. Colborne of the

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. He died of cancer before finishing his term as member in the

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External links

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BC Radio History: Chuck Cook bio
accessed 29 October 2006 1926 births 1993 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta candidates in Alberta provincial elections Canadian columnists Canadian radio hosts Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan Politicians from Vancouver 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{BritishColumbia-MP-stub