Walter C. Carter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Greenspond, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About Walter C. Carter
- Walter Carmichael Carter (8 April 1929 – 20 January 2002) was a Canadian politician.Born in Greenspond, Newfoundland, he was educated there and at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- He was elected to St.
- John's City Council in 1961.
- Carter was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1962 and was deputy mayor of St.
- John's from 1966 to 1968.
- He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of St.
- John's West in the 1968 federal election.
- A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1972 and 1974.
- After resigning from the House of Commons to seek provincial office, he tried to return to federal politics but was defeated in 1979 (as a Progressive Conservative) and 1984 (as a Liberal).
- He was again elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and was Minister of Fisheries in the cabinets of Frank Moores, Brian Peckford and Clyde Wells.
- He retired in 1996.His memoir, Never a Dull Moment (Creative Publishers, ISBN 1-894294-00-9), was published in 1998.
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