Elijah Harper

Elijah Harper OM
Elijah Harper with Menno Wiebe, 1990
Member of Parliament for Churchill
In office 1993–1997
Preceded by	Rod Murphy
Succeeded by	Bev Desjarlais
Manitoba Minister of Northern Affairs
In office February 4, 1987 – May 9, 1988
Premier	Howard Pawley
Preceded by	Harry Harapiak
Succeeded by	Jim Downey
Manitoba Minister without Portfolio
In office April 17, 1986 – February 4, 1987
Premier	Howard Pawley
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Rupertsland
In office November 17, 1981 – November 30, 1992
Preceded by	Harvey Bostrom
Succeeded by	Eric Robinson
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-03)March 3, 1949 Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba
Died	May 17, 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 64) Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	Manitoba New Democratic Party (1981–1993) Liberal Party of Canada (1993–2013)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Manitoba

Elijah Harper OM (March 3, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chief of the Red Sucker Lake Indian Band in 1978, serving for four years and worked as a policy analyst prior to entering politics. He was a key factor in the rejection of the Meech Lake Accord, a proposed amendment of the Canadian constitution.