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Place of Birth: Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About Brian Peckford
- Alfred Brian Peckford, PC (born August 27, 1942) is a Canadian politician who served as the third Premier of Newfoundland between March 26, 1979, and March 22, 1989.
- Peckford was born and raised in Whitbourne; before entering politics he worked as a teacher. In the 1972 general election Peckford was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Green Bay.
- He served as a Parliamentary Assistant and a Cabinet Minister in the government of Frank Moores between 1973 and 1979.
- Moores announced he was leaving politics in January 1979, and on March 17, 1979, Peckford was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland.
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