Ian Murray (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
About Ian Murray (Canadian politician)
- Ian Munro Murray (born May 7, 1951) is a Canadian politician.
- He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000, as a member of the Liberal Party.Murray was born in Sarnia, Ontario, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Guelph in 1973.
- He had an extensive career in Canadian politics before running for office himself.
- Murray was a research assistant for a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 1976, and a special assistant to the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Communications from 1976 to 1977.
- From 1977 to 1979 and 1980 to 1982, he served as special assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs.
- Murray served with Northern Telecom Ltd.
- from 1982 to 1993, and was director of Government Relations from 1987 to 1993. He won the Liberal nomination for Lanark—Carleton in 1993 under unusual conditions.
- After five counts on a preferential ballot, Murray and another candidate were deadlocked in support.
- The returning officer broke the tie by giving Murray the nomination, but his opponent appealed this decision to party headquarters.
- The nomination was finally decided by a coin toss.
- Murray disapproved of this selection method, but the decision nonetheless went in his favour and he was formally approved as a candidate.
- He was elected by a large margin in the 1993 federal election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Paul Dick by over 18,000 votes in a riding that has not traditionally voted Liberal.Murray considered voting against his government's gun control bill in 1995, but ultimately supported the government side.
- In 1996, he voted against second reading of a government bill extended anti-discrimination protection to gays and lesbians.
- Murray claimed he did not object to the principle of the bill, but opposed it on the grounds that it could result in a redefinition of the traditional family.Murray easily retained the seat in the 1997 election, but lost the seat by a slim margin to Canadian Alliance candidate Scott Reid in the 2000 election.
- In 2003, Murray was appointed to a five-year term on the Veterans Review and Appeals Board by the government of Jean Chrétien.
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