Clive Tanner (January 7, 1934 – September 9, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served in the

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from 1991 to 1996, as a

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member for the constituency of

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. Tanner previously lived in

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, where he was a member of the

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in the 1970s and served as Minister of Health. After the territory introduced partisan elections to the new

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in 1977, Tanner ran as the

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candidate for Whitehorse Porter Creek West in the 1978 territorial election, but was not elected to the legislature. He subsequently lived in

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, where he owned bookstores in Sidney and Victoria."Businessman in Liberal race". ''

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'', April 29, 1987. He was a candidate in the BC Liberal Party's 1987 leadership race to succeed Art Lee, but he withdrew from the race in August after sustaining a leg injury. Tanner died on September 9, 2022, at his home in Sidney, aged 88.

Electoral record

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1934 births 2022 deaths British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Members of the Yukon Territorial Council Yukon Liberal Party politicians English emigrants to Canada People from Edmonton, London Politicians from London {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub