Reuben Baetz served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
10 Facts About Reuben Baetz
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Reuben Baetz's father was a Lutheran minister, and Baetz remained a Lutheran throughout his life.
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Reuben Baetz was educated at Wilfrid Laurier University, Columbia University in New York, and the University of Toronto.
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Reuben Baetz became a social worker and assisted in the reconstruction of Germany and Hungary after World War II.
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Reuben Baetz led the Canadian Council of Social Development from 1963 to 1977.
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Reuben Baetz was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 provincial election, defeating Liberal Bill Roberts by 5,823 votes in Ottawa West.
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Reuben Baetz entered Bill Davis's cabinet on January 21,1978 as Minister of Energy, and was named Minister of Culture and Recreation on August 18,1978.
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Reuben Baetz supported Roy McMurtry to succeed Davis as party leader in January 1985.
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Reuben Baetz was again re-elected in the 1985 election, defeating Liberal candidate Alex Cullen by 2,948 votes.
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Reuben Baetz was appointed as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs on May 17,1985, but accomplished little in this portfolio before the Conservatives were defeated in the house in June 1985.