Robert Bockstael, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
About Robert Bockstael
- Robert Theodore Bockstael (15 February 1923 – 28 June 2017) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- A businessman by career, he was the longtime manager of Bockstael Construction in Winnipeg until his entry into politics; the firm is still in operation today under the management of Bockstael's son John.Bockstael initially attempted to enter national politics in a 16 October 1978 by-election at Manitoba's Saint Boniface electoral district but was defeated by Jack Hare of the Progressive Conservative party.
- Months later in the 1979 general election, he won the riding from Hare.
- After re-election in 1980 federal election, he was defeated in the 1984 federal election by Léo Duguay of the Progressive Conservatives and left federal politics after that.
- Bockstael served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments. His nephew, also named Robert Bockstael, is a noted actor.
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