Murray William Dorin (21 May 1954 – 11 April 2020) was a Canadian politician and businessman, who served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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from 1984 to 1993. He was a chartered accountant and controller by career. Born in

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,Clyde Graham, "Central bank needs review; New Commons finance committee chairman ponders privatization". ''

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'', 4 June 1991. Dorin was first elected at the Alberta riding of

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in the 1984 federal election, after upsetting longtime incumbent MP Marcel Lambert in a bitter nomination fight. Following changes to electoral district boundaries, he won the Edmonton Northwest riding in the 1988 federal election, therefore serving in both the 33rd and

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s. As well as serving as a member of numerous legislative committees, standing committees, and subcommittees during his tenure, Dorin was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 2nd Session of the 34th Parliament, chair of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 3rd Session of the 34th Parliament, and chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 3rd Session of the 34th Parliament. Dorin left federal politics after being defeated in the 1993 federal election by

Anne McLellan A. Anne McLellan (born August 31, 1950) is a Canadian politician and academic who served as the ninth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. She was a cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin ...

of the

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. However, he spent election day in the hospital, after being diagnosed with

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due to the stress of the campaign. In the

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, he was active as a mentor to the party's candidates in Alberta, alongside former caucus colleagues such as

Don Mazankowski Donald Frank Mazankowski (July 27, 1935 – October 27, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as a cabinet minister under prime ministers Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney, including as deputy prime minister under Mulroney. After retiring fr ...

, Scott Thorkelson and

Jim Hawkes Frederick James Hawkes (June 21, 1934 – May 9, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Calgary West from 1979 until 1993. Early life and education Hawkes was born in Calgary, Alberta. He studied at Sir George Wil ...

, but did not stand for reelection. He died in Edmonton on 11 April 2020.

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* 1953 births 2020 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Beaver County, Alberta Politicians from Edmonton 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Alberta-MP-stub