Maurice Brydon Foster | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Algoma | |
| In office 1968–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Electoral district created in 1966 |
| Succeeded by | Brent St. Denis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1933 Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 2, 2010 (aged 77) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Janet Kerr |
| Committees | Chair, Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (1972) Chair, Standing Committee on Northern Pipelines Chair, Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| Portfolio | • Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Privy Council (1974) • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (1974–1976) • Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1984) |
Maurice Brydon Foster (September 8, 1933 – October 2, 2010) was a Canadian veterinarian and politician. He represented the electoral district of Algoma in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1993. He was a member of the Liberal Party.[1]
Born in Bloomfield, Ontario, Foster attended the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph and received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1957. He then moved to Carnduff, Saskatchewan where he practiced as a veterinarian. In 1959, he moved to Desbarats near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[2]
In 1968, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Algoma. After retiring in 1993, he served as an adviser to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He retired in 2001.[2]
He died in 2010 after a three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis.[2]