Charles Hubert Witney was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
10 Facts About Charles Witney
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Charles Witney was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir.
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Charles Witney lost, but defeated Jobin in the 1959 provincial election, as the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin.
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Charles Witney defeated Jobin, who later served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
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Charles Witney was appointed Minister of Mines and Natural Resources on August 7,1959.
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Re-elected in the 1962 provincial election, Charles Witney was appointed Minister of Health on December 9,1963.
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Charles Witney held this position for the remainder of Roblin's time in office, and was retained in the portfolio when Walter Weir succeeded Roblin as Premier in 1967.
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Charles Witney was defeated by New Democratic Party candidate Thomas Barrow in the 1969 provincial election, and did not seek re-election after that time.
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In 1969, Charles Witney moved to Toronto, where he served as executive director of the Canadian School Trustees Association.
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Charles Witney moved to Ottawa when the association moved its office there in 1975.