Jesse Philip Flis was born on November 15,1933 and is a former Canadian politician.
12 Facts About Jesse Flis
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Jesse Flis took his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Toronto, and received a Master of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
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Jesse Flis worked as an educator and school principal, and was a member of the Toronto Board of Education from 1956 to 1979.
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The Progressive Conservatives under Joe Clark won a minority government in this election, and Jesse Flis served as a member of the Official Opposition in the parliament which followed.
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Jesse Flis was re-elected over Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Witer by 5,097 votes, as the Liberals won a majority government under Pierre-Elliott Trudeau.
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Jesse Flis served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Transport from 1982 to 1984.
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Jesse Flis supported John Turner's successful bid for the party leadership in 1984.
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The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under Brian Mulroney in the 1984 election, and Jesse Flis lost his seat to Witer by 1,460 votes.
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Jesse Flis served as Coordinator of Special Education for Toronto's Secondary Schools between 1984 and 1988, and defeated Witer by 3,196 votes in the 1988 election to return as a parliamentarian.
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Jesse Flis supported Paul Martin's bid for the Liberal Party leadership in 1990.
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Jesse Flis was not appointed to cabinet and instead served as parliamentary secretary to the Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1993 to 1995, and to the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996.
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Jesse Flis endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Liberal Party of Ontario in 1996.