Doug Moffatt
Doug Moffat | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Sam Cureatz |
| Constituency | Durham East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1937 |
| Party | New Democrat Liberal |
| Spouse | Saundra |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Scugog, Ontario |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Douglas Peter Moffatt (born July 5, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1977 as a NDP member. He also served as mayor of Scugog from 1997 to 2003.
Background
[edit | edit source]Moffat was born in Pickering, Ontario.[1] He was educated at the Toronto Teachers' College and Trent University. He was a school teacher and principal before working seventeen years with United Parcel Service.
Politics
[edit | edit source]He was elected to the legislature in 1975 defeating Progressive Conservative Charles McIlveen in the newly established riding of Durham East. McIlveen was elected in the existing seat of Oshawa but chose to attempt re-election in Durham East.[2] Moffatt was defeated two years later when he ran for re-election in the 1977 election.[3]
Moffatt served as a member of the Scugog township council and of the Durham regional council and was mayor of Scugog from 1997 to 2003. He helped found the Highlands of Durham Games and served as chairman of the Durham Region Police Services Board and as a director for the Ontario Association of Police Boards. Moffatt ran unsuccessfully for the Durham seat in the 1988 and 2006 federal elections as a Liberal.[4]
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External links
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario
- Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
- People from Pickering, Ontario
- Candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election
- Candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election
- Ontario candidates for Member of Parliament
- Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario