John Yaremko

John Yaremko
Ontario MPP
In office
1951–1975
Preceded byA.A. MacLeod
Succeeded byRoss McClellan
ConstituencyBellwoods
Personal details
Born(1918-08-10)August 10, 1918
Welland, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 7, 2010(2010-08-07) (aged 91)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseMary Materyn
OccupationLawyer
PortfolioMinister without portfolio, (May–December, 1958)

John Yaremko, QC (August 10, 1918 – August 7, 2010) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1951 until 1975 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Bellwoods. He was the first Ukrainian-Canadian to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[1]

  1. ^ "2009 Award Recipient for Lifetime Achievement". Government of Canada. July 7, 2011.