Garfield Eric Warren (December 3, 1941 – February 12, 1998) was a civil servant and politician in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1979 to 1993. The son of Arthur Warren and Jane White, he was born in Chance Cove. He taught school in Port Anne, Manuel's and Arnold's Cove and then worked for the provincial government on the Labrador coast as manager of government stores, as a fisheries representative and on the development of the local crafts industry. Warren was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1979. Originally elected as a Liberal, in 1985 he joined the

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s. Warren served in the provincial cabinet as Minister responsible for Northern Development, as Minister of Forestry, Wildlife and Parks and as Minister of Native Affairs. He resigned his seat in 1993. After leaving provincial politics, Warren served on

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city council.

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1941 births 1998 deaths Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly {{Newfoundland-politician-stub