Brian Peckford
Teacher, Person
1942 –
Who is Brian Peckford?
Alfred Brian Peckford, PC is a Canadian politician who served as the third Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between March 26, 1979, and March 22, 1989. Peckford was born and raised in Whitbourne; before entering politics he worked as a teacher.
In the 1972 general election Peckford was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly for Green Bay. He served as a Parliamentary Assistant and a Cabinet Minister in the government of Frank Moores between 1973 and 1979. Moores announced he was leaving politics in January 1979, and on March 17, 1979, Peckford was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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