Thomas R. Berger
Thomas R. Berger | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia | |
| In office 1971–1983 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver-Burrard | |
| In office 1966–1969 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver—Burrard | |
| In office 1962–1963 | |
| Preceded by | John Russell Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Ron Basford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Rodney Berger March 23, 1933 |
| Died | April 28, 2021 (aged 88) |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Education | University of British Columbia (BA, LLB) |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "honorific-suffix". Replace with "honorific_suffix".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "nationality". It should be removed.
Thomas Rodney Berger QC OC OBC (March 23, 1933 – April 28, 2021) was a Canadian politician and jurist. He was of Swedish origin. He was briefly a member of the House of Commons of Canada in the early 1960s, entering provincial politics thereafter. He led the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of 1969, prior to Dave Barrett. Berger was a justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia from 1971 to 1983. In 1974, Berger became the royal commissioner of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, which released its findings in 1977. After retiring from the bench, Berger continued to practise law and served in various public capacities. He was a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.