14 Facts About Douglas Wiseman

Douglas Jack Wiseman was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

Douglas Wiseman served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1971 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.

Douglas Wiseman developed a prominent cow-calf business in the region, and later opened a chain of discount shoe stores.

Douglas Wiseman was a public school board chair, and a trustee of St Paul's United Church in Perth, Ontario.

Douglas Wiseman died at a hospital in Perth in 2020 at the age of 90.

Douglas Wiseman was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election, gaining an easy victory in the eastern Ontario constituency of Lanark.

Douglas Wiseman was returned in the 1975 election, and was named parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health on November 19,1975.

Douglas Wiseman was appointed as a minister without portfolio in Davis's government on January 21,1978.

Douglas Wiseman alleged that Gordon had awarded six figure government contracts without tender or permission.

Douglas Wiseman who was upset at the demotion, went so far as to criticize his own party in the house.

Douglas Wiseman was accused of retaliation for his removal from cabinet.

Douglas Wiseman denied this, saying he was only looking out for his constituents.

The Progressive Conservatives, who had governed the province continually since 1943, lost power following the 1985 election but Douglas Wiseman was re-elected without difficulty.

Douglas Wiseman held no Critic portfolios in the legislature, and did not seek re-election in 1990.