Mervin C. Tweed | |
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Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris | |
In office June 28, 2004 – August 31, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Rick Borotsik |
Succeeded by | Larry Maguire |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain | |
In office April 25, 1995 – May 25, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Bob Rose |
Succeeded by | Cliff Cullen |
Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture | |
In office 25 September 2012 – 23 October 2013 | |
Minister | Gerry Ritz |
Preceded by | Larry Miller |
Succeeded by | Bev Shipley |
Personal details | |
Born | Medora, Manitoba | August 6, 1955
Political party | Conservative |
Residence | Brandon, Manitoba |
Profession | Automobile dealer |
Mervin C. Tweed (born August 6, 1955) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Brandon—Souris in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to August 31, 2013. Prior to that he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 2004, representing the constituency of Turtle Mountain.[1] He was the president of Omnitrax, the American rail company responsible for the Churchill rail line.
Tweed was born in Medora, Manitoba,[1] and was educated at Brandon University. He operated a used car dealership for seventeen years, and was for a time an executive member of the Killarney and Area Recreation Committee.