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About Ed Mandrake
- Edward Charles "Ed" Mandrake (born October 1, 1938 in Ethelbert, Manitoba – May 2, 2010) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990, representing the west-end Winnipeg riding of Assiniboia for the Manitoba Liberal Party.The son of Walter Mandrake, he was educated at the Red River Community College, receiving a certificate in motor vehicle work.
- He worked in vehicle body repair before entering politics.
- Mandrake also served with the Canadian Army which he joined in 1956, holding administrative posts in Canada and Europe.
- He was honourably released with the rank of Warrant Officer in 1968.
- In 1958, he married Marie Wiwchar.Mandrake first ran for office in the 1988 provincial election, and defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Ric Nordman by 187 votes in Assiniboia.
- The Liberals increased their parliamentary representation from one seat to twenty in this election, and Mandrake sat as a member of the official opposition.
- Liberal support trailed off in the provincial election of 1990, and he was defeated by PC candidate Linda McIntosh.
- He did not seek a return to political office.Mandrake later joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
- In 2003, he signed a petition opposing the party's merger with the Canadian Alliance.He died at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg at the age of 71.
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