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'''Clifford George (Cliff) Pilkey''' ( |
'''Clifford George (Cliff) Pilkey''' (1922 – November 17, 2012) is a former Canadian politician and [[trade union]] leader. |
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Pilkey was an autoworker and [[United Auto Workers]] leader in [[Oshawa]]'s Local 222 before being elected to the [[Ontario legislature]] as the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] MPP for [[Oshawa (electoral district)|Oshawa]] in the [[Ontario general election, 1967|1967 provincial election]]. He served one term before being defeated in the [[Ontario general election, 1971|1971 provincial election]]. |
Pilkey was an autoworker and [[United Auto Workers]] leader in [[Oshawa]]'s Local 222 before being elected to the [[Ontario legislature]] as the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] MPP for [[Oshawa (electoral district)|Oshawa]] in the [[Ontario general election, 1967|1967 provincial election]]. He served one term before being defeated in the [[Ontario general election, 1971|1971 provincial election]]. |
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| DATE OF DEATH =November 17, 2012 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH =Ajax, Ontario |
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Clifford George (Cliff) Pilkey (1922 – November 17, 2012) is a former Canadian politician and trade union leader.
Pilkey was an autoworker and United Auto Workers leader in Oshawa's Local 222 before being elected to the Ontario legislature as the Ontario New Democratic Party MPP for Oshawa in the 1967 provincial election. He served one term before being defeated in the 1971 provincial election.
In 1976, he was elected president of the Ontario Federation of Labour. He retired from the OFL in 1986.
Cliff was invested with the Order of Ontario on April 11, 1990 and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on June 18, 2012.
His son, Allan Pilkey, was NDP MPP for Oshawa from 1990 to 1995.
Cliff Pilkey died in hospital in November 2012.
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