Executive Council
March 5, 2009Premier
Expresses Condolences on the Passing of Former MP and MHA John Lundrigan
The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland
and Labrador, today expressed his condolences on the passing of former
Member of Parliament and Member of the House of Assembly John Lundrigan.
"Mr. Lundrigan was a dynamic Newfoundlander and
Labradorian who held a strong belief in service to his fellow citizens,"
said Premier Williams. "As a Member of Parliament, and later as a Member
of the House of Assembly, he made a great, and often colourful,
contribution to the political discourse in this province and country."
John Lundrigan served as the Progressive Conservative
Member of Parliament for the district of Gander-Twillingate from 1968 to
1974. While in Ottawa, he served as the Opposition critic for
Employment, and Employment and Immigration, and on numerous
parliamentary committees. After his election as the Member of the House
of Assembly for Grand Falls-Buchans in 1975, he served as the Minister
of Industrial Development, Minister of Rural Development, and Minister
of Public Works and Services, in the government of Premier Frank Moores.
He retired from provincial politics in 1979. In his private life, Mr.
Lundrigan had been a businessman and a teacher.
"On behalf of the people and Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador, I extend my deepest condolences to the family
and friends of Mr. John Lundrigan," added Premier Williams. "He will
long be remembered for his many contributions to the people of the
province."
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