Elijah Harper
Elijah Harper | |
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Elijah Harper with Menno Wiebe, 1990 | |
| Member of Parliament for Churchill | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – June 1, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Bev Desjarlais |
| Manitoba Minister of Northern Affairs | |
| In office February 4, 1987 – May 9, 1988 | |
| Premier | Howard Pawley |
| Preceded by | Harry Harapiak |
| Succeeded by | Jim Downey |
| Manitoba Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office April 17, 1986 – February 4, 1987 | |
| Premier | Howard Pawley |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Rupertsland | |
| In office November 17, 1981 – November 30, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Harvey Bostrom |
| Succeeded by | Eric Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1949 Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | May 17, 2013 (aged 64) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
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Elijah Harper OM (March 3, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chief of the Red Sucker Lake Indian Band in 1978, serving for four years and worked as a policy analyst prior to entering politics. He was a key factor in the rejection of the Meech Lake Accord, a proposed amendment of the Canadian constitution.