Phillips, Donald McGray

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Phillips_(Canadian_politician)
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Donald McGray Phillips (August 24, 1929 – October 5, 2016) was a Canadian politician who represented the constituency of South Peace River in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1969 and from 1972 to 1986. Part of the Social Credit Party caucus, he held various cabinet posts under Premier Bill Bennett.
    • Originally a car dealer in Dawson Creek, Phillips ran as a Social Credit (Socred) candidate in the 1966 provincial election, and was elected member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Peace River.  He did not contest the 1969 election, and Donald Albert Marshall won the riding as a Socred. With Marshall switching to the Progressive Conservatives in 1972, Phillips returned as the riding’s Socred candidate for that August’s election, and defeated Marshall by 21 votes to re-enter the legislature.
    • After W. A. C. Bennett resigned as Socred leader in 1973, Phillips nominated Bennett’s son Bill for the leadership election; the younger Bennett won the race that November. The Socreds returned to power in the 1975 election, and the re-elected Phillips was named to Bill Bennett’s cabinet that December as Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Economic Development, before dropping the agriculture portfolio in October 1976.
  • Third Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9475
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