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Fred J. Mifflin, PC , CD (born February 6 1938 ) is a retired Rear Admiral in the Canadian Forces and a former politician.

After retiring from 32 years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy , Mifflin entered politics and was elected to the Canadian House Of Commons in the 1988 Election . Mifflin became the Liberal Member Of Parliament (MP) for the Newfoundland And Labrador Riding of Bonavista-Trinity-Conception .

After the Liberals came to power under the leadership of Jean Chrétien in the 1993 Election , Mifflin was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the ministers of national defence and veterans affairs.

In 1996 , he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister Of Fisheries And Oceans . In a 1997 Cabinet Shuffle , he was appointed Minister Of Veterans Affairs and Secretary Of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency . Mifflin decided that he wasn't going to run in the next general election, and was dropped from Cabinet in August 1999 . He did not run for re-election in the 2000 Election .


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  Post2 Minister Of Veterans Affairs
  Post2years 1997&ndash1999
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  Post2preceded Doug Young
  Post2followed George Baker
  Post1 Minister Of Fisheries And Oceans
  Post1years 1996&ndash1997
  Post1note
  Post1preceded Brian Tobin
  Post1followed David Anderson






Preceded by:
Morrissey Johnson , Prog. Cons.
Members of Parliament from Bonavista—Trinity—Conception Succeeded by:
Brian Tobin , Liberal