Former deputy prime minister Herb Gray dead
Posted April 21, 2014 7:47 pm.
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OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – Herb Gray, former deputy prime minister and one of Canada’s longest-serving parliamentarians, has died at the age of 82.
Gray’s career in federal politics spanned nearly four decades, starting in Opposition to John Diefenbaker and sweeping to victory with Jean Chretien’s third Liberal majority government in November 2000.
Constituents say he was a down to earth politician who always looked beyond party lines when it came to their concerns.
He leaves behind wife Sharon Sholzberg, and two children, Jonathan and Elizabeth, and eight grandchildren.
The Windsor lawyer was first elected to the Commons in 1962 at the age of 31.
He would remain undefeated for 12 successive elections in his Windsor West riding. In the November 2000 election, he captured over 20,000 votes, more than twice that of his nearest competitor.
