Lawrence R. Garvie (June 23, 1933 – March 11, 2011) was a lawyer and former politician in

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, Canada. He represented the City of Fredericton and then

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in the

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from 1968 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born in

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, the son of Gordon S. Garvie and Helen Carten, and educated in

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and at the

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. In 1960, he married Valerie Bennetts. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1968 by-election held after the death of John F. McInerney. Garvie served as speaker for the assembly from 1971 to 1972. He then became a member of

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Richard Hatfield's Cabinet, serving as Minister of Health from 1972 to 1974, Minister of Economic Growth from 1974 to 1976 (he became the first Minister of Commerce and Development when the department was renamed during the latter part of his tenure), Minister of Finance from 1976 to 1977 and Minister of Labour from 1977 to 1978. While serving as Minister of Economic Growth, Garvie played a role in stopping further government funding of the Bricklin sports car. He retired from politics in 1978. Garvie died on March 11, 2011, at the Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1978'', PG Normandin 1933 births 2011 deaths University of New Brunswick alumni Lawyers in New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Westmount, Quebec Politicians from Fredericton Ministers of finance of New Brunswick 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{ProgressiveConservative-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub