Yaremko served in the provincial cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio in 1958, Minister of Transport from 1958 to 1960, Provincial Secretary and Registrar from 1960 to 1966, Minister of Public Welfare from 1966 to 1967, Minister of Social and Family Services from 1967 to 1971, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship from 1971 to 1972 and Solicitor General from 1972 to 1974.
Very active in the Ukrainian Canadian community he was a benefactor of many of its causes and in 2009 was the recipient of the first Senator Paul Yuzyk Award for his commitment to multiculturalism.[1]
^Styled as Minister of Public Welfare from 1966 to 1967 when portfolio was changed to Minister of Social and Family Services on March 22, 1967.
Citationsedit
^ ab"2009 Award Recipient for Lifetime Achievement". Government of Canada. July 7, 2011.
^ ab"Obituary: John Yaremko". Toronto Star. August 9, 2010.
^Canadian Press (November 22, 1951). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
January 01, 1970
john, yaremko, august, 1918, august, 2010, politician, ontario, canada, progressive, conservative, member, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1951, until, 1975, represented, downtown, toronto, riding, bellwoods, first, ukrainian, canadian, elected, ontario,. 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 John YaremkoQCOntario MPPIn office 1951 1975Preceded byA A MacLeodSucceeded byRoss McClellanConstituencyBellwoodsPersonal detailsBorn 1918 08 10 August 10 1918Welland Ontario CanadaDiedAugust 7 2010 2010 08 07 aged 91 Toronto Ontario CanadaPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeSpouseMary MaterynOccupationLawyerPortfolioMinister without portfolio May December 1958 Contents 1 Background 2 Politics 2 1 Cabinet positions 3 Later life 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 5 External linksBackground editYaremko was born in Welland Ontario and educated in Hamilton at the University of Toronto and at Osgoode Hall He was called to the bar in 1946 and named a Queen s Counsel in 1953 He married Mary Materyn in 1945 2 Politics editIn the 1951 provincial election Yaremko was named the Progressive Conservative candidate in Bellwoods in its successful bid to unseat incumbent A A MacLeod one of only two Communist Labor Progressive Party MPPs in the Ontario legislature 3 Yaremko served in the provincial cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio in 1958 Minister of Transport from 1958 to 1960 Provincial Secretary and Registrar from 1960 to 1966 Minister of Public Welfare from 1966 to 1967 Minister of Social and Family Services from 1967 to 1971 Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship from 1971 to 1972 and Solicitor General from 1972 to 1974 Very active in the Ukrainian Canadian community he was a benefactor of many of its causes and in 2009 was the recipient of the first Senator Paul Yuzyk Award for his commitment to multiculturalism 1 Cabinet positions edit Ontario provincial government of Bill Davis Cabinet posts 2 Predecessor Office Successor New ministry Solicitor General1971 1972 George Albert Kerr Bob Welch Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship1971 1972 Ministry discontinued Ontario provincial government of John Robarts Cabinet posts 2 Predecessor Office Successor Louis Pierre Cecile Minister of Social and Family Services note 1 1966 1971 Thomas Wells New Ministry Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship1960 1966 Bob Welch Ontario provincial government of Leslie Frost Cabinet posts 3 Predecessor Office Successor Mac Phillips Provincial Secretary and Registrar1960 61 Ministry discontinued Matthew Dymond Minister of Transport1958 1960 Leslie RowntreeLater life editYaremko served as chairman for the appeals tribunal for commercial liquor licenses for the province of Ontario from 1976 to 1985 He died in Toronto on August 7 2010 2 References editNotes edit Styled as Minister of Public Welfare from 1966 to 1967 when portfolio was changed to Minister of Social and Family Services on March 22 1967 Citations edit a b 2009 Award Recipient for Lifetime Achievement Government of Canada July 7 2011 a b Obituary John Yaremko Toronto Star August 9 2010 Canadian Press November 22 1951 Complete Ontario Vote The Montreal Gazette Montreal p 4 Retrieved 2014 03 22 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Yaremko amp oldid 1153080841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
