John Roberts (canadian Politician)

He was first elected to the Canadian House Of Commons in 1968 as a Liberal Member Of Parliament (MP). He was defeated in the 1972 Federal Election but returned in 1974 .

In 1976, he was appointed Secretary Of State Of Canada in Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 's Cabinet . Roberts lost his seat again in the 1979 Election that defeated the Trudeau government.

He was returned to the House yet again as a result of the 1980 Election , and joined Trudeau's final cabinet, first as Minister Of The Environment , and then as Minister Of Employment And Immigration .

Roberts ran to succeed Trudeau at the 1984 Liberal Leadership Convention , coming in fourth behind John Turner . Turner kept Roberts in his cabinet as Minister of Employment and Immigration. Roberts and Turner's government were defeated in the 1984 Election . An attempt to return to parliament in 1988, this time for Ontario riding (Pickering) was unsuccessful.

He taught Political Science at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario as a visiting professor from 1992-93.

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Biography from the Library of Parliament

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