20 Facts About Bud Wildman

Charles Jackson "Bud" Wildman was born on June 3,1946 and is a Canadian politician.

Bud Wildman served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament from 1975 to 1999, representing the riding of Algoma, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.

Bud Wildman was educated at Carleton University, the McArthur College of Education at Queen's University, and Algoma University.

Bud Wildman lived in Echo Bay, Ontario after graduating, and worked as a high school history teacher.

Bud Wildman's son Jody Wildman is a municipal politician who, after first being elected as a councillor in 2000, has represented the Township of St Joseph as mayor since 2003.

Bud Wildman's victory was regarded by many as an upset; he received support from NDP bastions such as Wawa, but from more traditionally Conservative areas on the north shore of Lake Huron.

Bud Wildman was re-elected by an increased margin over PC candidate Dave Liddle in the 1977 election, and retained his seat by significant margins in the elections of 1981,1985,1987,1990 and 1995.

Bud Wildman supported Jim Foulds's bid to lead the provincial NDP in 1982.

The NDP won the 1990 provincial election, and Bud Wildman was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for Native Affairs on October 1,1990.

Bud Wildman was promoted to Minister of the Environment and Energy on February 3,1993.

Bud Wildman established the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy, which sought to address health problems among native peoples in a culturally sensitive manner.

In January 1991, Bud Wildman issued an order permitting members of the Golden Lake First Nation to hunt and fish in Algonquin Park pending settlement of the band's claim of the Ottawa Valley which included the park.

The NDP were defeated in the 1995 general election and reduced to third-party status, although Bud Wildman retained the Algoma riding by a reduced margin.

Rae resigned as leader the next year and Bud Wildman served as interim leader in the legislature from February 10,1996 until June 24,1996 when Howard Hampton took over the position after his victory in that year's Ontario NDP leadership convention.

Bud Wildman had been approached by the NDP's northern Ontario MPPs about running for the leadership of the party but declined.

Bud Wildman decided not to run in the 1999 election, and retired from provincial politics after almost a quarter century at Queen's Park.

Bud Wildman attempted to win a seat in the federal House of Commons in the 2000 federal election, running in Sault Ste.

Bud Wildman was however unsuccessful, finishing second against Liberal incumbent Carmen Provenzano.

Bud Wildman served as the Chair of the Board of Governors of Algoma University.

Bud Wildman was a member of the board of directors of the Sault Ste.