From 1957 to 1963, he was the Minister of National Health and Welfare. From 1961 to 1963, he was also the Minister of Amateur Sport. He famously remarked to Lester Pearson that 'you must be nuts!' after Pearson presumed to ask Tories to give up their fight to keep Canada's Red Ensign.
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"Jay Waldo Monteith Was in Diefenbaker cabinet". The Globe and Mail. December 21, 1981.
waldo, monteith, waldo, monteith, june, 1903, december, 1981, canadian, politician, monteithmember, canadian, parliament, perthin, office, august, 1953, september, 1972preceded, byjames, neilson, corrysucceeded, bywilliam, jarvispersonal, detailsborn, 1903, ju. Jay Waldo Monteith PC June 24 1903 December 19 1981 was a Canadian politician The Hon Jay MonteithMember of the Canadian Parliament for PerthIn office August 1953 September 1972Preceded byJames Neilson CorrySucceeded byWilliam H JarvisPersonal detailsBorn 1903 06 24 June 24 1903Stratford Ontario CanadaDiedDecember 19 1981 1981 12 19 aged 78 Political partyProgressive ConservativeProfessionChartered accountantCabinetMinister of National Health and Welfare 1957 1963 Minister of Amateur Sport 1961 1963 Born in Stratford Ontario the son of Joseph Dunsmore Monteith an Ontario MPP and cabinet minister and Allice Chowen he graduated from the University of Toronto and became a chartered accountant in 1932 He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1953 as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Perth Ontario He was re elected in 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 and 1968 From 1957 to 1963 he was the Minister of National Health and Welfare From 1961 to 1963 he was also the Minister of Amateur Sport He famously remarked to Lester Pearson that you must be nuts after Pearson presumed to ask Tories to give up their fight to keep Canada s Red Ensign References edit Jay Waldo Monteith Was in Diefenbaker cabinet The Globe and Mail December 21 1981 Jay Waldo Monteith fonds Library and Archives Canada External links editJ Waldo Monteith Parliament of Canada biography nbsp This article about a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Waldo Monteith amp oldid 1189389761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
