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The Honourable
John Wise
PC
The Honourable John Wise PC
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; September 17, 1984 – September 14, 1988
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Ralph Ferguson
Succeeded by	Don Mazankowski
	In office; June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
Prime Minister	Joe Clark
Preceded by	Eugene Whelan
Succeeded by	Eugene Whelan
Member of Parliament; for Elgin
	In office; October 30, 1972 – November 21, 1988
Preceded by	Harold Edwin Stafford
Succeeded by	Ken Monteith
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1935; St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 9, 2013 (aged 77); London, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Profession	Dairy farmer

John Wise PC (December 12, 1935 – January 9, 2013) was a Canadian politician from Ontario.

Early years edit

Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Wise was a dairy farmer and a local politician in St. Thomas - Elgin:^{[citation needed]}

Township councillor and deputy reeve of Yarmouth Township 1966-1967
Reeve of Yarmouth Township 1967-1968
Warden for Elgin County 1969

Federal politics edit

Wise was first elected as a Progressive Conservative to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Elgin in 1972.^[1] He was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1980 and 1984. He was the Minister of Agriculture in both Joe Clark's cabinet (June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980) and Brian Mulroney's cabinet (September 17, 1984 – September 14, 1988).

Retirement edit

Wise retired as an MP in 1988 and retired to his farm (dairy operations sold in the 1970s). After leaving politics, he served on various agriculture related boards:

Board member for Amtelcom
Chairman of the board, Canadian Livestock Exporters Association and Canadian Embryo Exporters Association

Wise was honorary founder and President of Soil Conservation Canada and cattle judge in Elgin County.

Death edit

Wise died on January 9, 2013, at the age of 77 in London, Ontario.^[2]

References edit

^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - WISE, The Hon. John, P.C". Parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^ nurun.com. "Former Elgin MP dies". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

External links edit

John Wise (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada biography

[1] "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - WISE, The Hon. John, P.C". Parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

[2] urun.com. "Former Elgin MP dies". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

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