David Berger (Canadian politician)

David Berger
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Laurier
In office
1979–1988
Preceded byFernand-E. Leblanc
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1987
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Henri—Westmount
In office
1988–1994
Preceded byDon Johnston
Succeeded byLucienne Robillard
Personal details
Born (1950-03-30) March 30, 1950 (age 74)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
RelationsSam Berger (father)

David Berger (born March 30, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, politician, diplomat, and sports executive.

He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the eldest son of Sam Berger.[1] He attended Ashbury College before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1975 from McGill University. From 1975 to 1979, he was an Executive Vice-president for the Montreal Alouettes Football Club. From 1978 to 1979, he was President of the Canadian Football League.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Laurier in the 1979 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected four more times in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1993 (in the riding of Saint-Henri—Westmount). In 1982, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism). From 1982 to 1984, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.[3] He resigned in 1994 after being appointed the Canadian ambassador to Israel and was at the same time High Commissioner of Canada to Cyprus.[4][5] Berger served until 1999 and was replaced by Michael Dougall Bell. He backed Stéphane Dion at the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention.[6]

  1. ^ Bacon, Dick (1 December 1976). "Sam Berger will retire soon, turn Alouettes over to his sons". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ^ Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ David Berger – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. ^ David Berger: Heads of Post List
  5. ^ "Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  6. ^ Dion has walked a fine line on Mideast