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George Ernest Halpenny, PC (June 14, 1903 - May 10, 1974) was a Canadian politician. A chemist by training, Halpenny was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 federal election that brought John Diefenbaker to power. Elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for London, Halpenny was appointed by Diefenbaker as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of National Health and Welfare in 1957. In 1960, he was promoted to Cabinet as minister without portfolio and in 1962 he was promoted to Secretary of State for Canada.

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  • George Ernest Halpenny PC (* 14. Juni 1903 in , Ontario; † 10. Mai 1974) war ein kanadischer Politiker der Progressiv-konservativen Partei (PC), der fast sechs Jahre lang Mitglied des Unterhauses war. Er fungierte ferner von 1960 bis 1962 als Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich sowie anschließend zwischen 1962 und 1963 als Staatssekretär für Kanada im 18. kanadischen Kabinett von Premierminister John Diefenbaker. (de)
  • George Ernest Halpenny, PC (June 14, 1903 - May 10, 1974) was a Canadian politician. A chemist by training, Halpenny was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 federal election that brought John Diefenbaker to power. Elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for London, Halpenny was appointed by Diefenbaker as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of National Health and Welfare in 1957. In 1960, he was promoted to Cabinet as minister without portfolio and in 1962 he was promoted to Secretary of State for Canada. After winning three successive elections, Halpenny did not run in the 1963 federal election. Halpenny later started a chain of pharmacies called Canada Apothecary with partner William Muchan (en)
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  • Jack Irvine, Progressive Conservative (en)
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  • Robert Weld Mitchell, Progressive Conservative (en)
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  • Member of Parliament from London (en)
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  • George Ernest Halpenny PC (* 14. Juni 1903 in , Ontario; † 10. Mai 1974) war ein kanadischer Politiker der Progressiv-konservativen Partei (PC), der fast sechs Jahre lang Mitglied des Unterhauses war. Er fungierte ferner von 1960 bis 1962 als Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich sowie anschließend zwischen 1962 und 1963 als Staatssekretär für Kanada im 18. kanadischen Kabinett von Premierminister John Diefenbaker. (de)
  • George Ernest Halpenny, PC (June 14, 1903 - May 10, 1974) was a Canadian politician. A chemist by training, Halpenny was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 federal election that brought John Diefenbaker to power. Elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for London, Halpenny was appointed by Diefenbaker as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of National Health and Welfare in 1957. In 1960, he was promoted to Cabinet as minister without portfolio and in 1962 he was promoted to Secretary of State for Canada. (en)
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  • George Ernest Halpenny (de)
  • Ernest Halpenny (en)
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