Gerald Cobbe

Gerald Richard Joseph Cobbe (22 March 1927 – 27 September 2004) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a mechanical contractor and operator by career.

Gerald Richard Cobbe
Member of Parliament
for Portage
In office
June 1968  September 1972
Personal details
Born(1927-03-22)22 March 1927
Kenton, Manitoba, Canada
Died27 September 2004(2004-09-27) (aged 77)
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionmechanical contractor and operator

He was first elected at the Portage riding in the 1968 general election. After serving his only term, the 28th Canadian Parliament, Cobbe was defeated in the 1972 election by Peter Masniuk of the Progressive Conservative party.

From October 1971 to September 1972, Cobbe was Parliamentary Secretary to Jean-Pierre Côté, the Postmaster General of that time. He died in 2004 aged 77.[1]

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