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A lawyer by training, Dingwall was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1980 Canadian election as the Liberal MP for Cape Breton-East Richmond in Nova Scotia. He was re-elected in three subsequent elections and served as Opposition House Leader from 1991 to 1993. After the Liberals won the 1993 Canadian election under Jean Chretien, Dingwall was appointed to Cabinet as Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyThe Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the member of the Cabinet of Canada who also serves as the chief executive of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). The post is traditionally held by an MP from Atlantic Canada, altho, Minister of Public WorksThe position of Minister of Public Works existed as part of the Cabinet of Canada from Confederation to 1995. As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the positi and Minister of Supply and Services . In 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan he was moved to the position of Minister of HealthIn the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Health is responsible for overseeing the federal government's health department ( Health Canada) and enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Medicare. The current Minister of Health is Ujjal Dosanjh..

Dingwall and New BrunswickNew Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored CapitalLargest city Fredericton Saint John Area Total % fresh water 11th largest(8th lgst prov. 72 908 km² 2. 0% Population Total (2001) Density Ranked 8th 75er Doug YoungDouglas (Doug) Young (born September 20 1940) is a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the New Brunswick legislature in 1978 as a Liberal MLA. He was elected Liberal leader in 1982, but resigned within a year of his rising to that post due to a p were the most prominent Liberal casualites in the 1997 Canadian election when he lost his seat to the New Democratic PartyThis page is about the Canadian political party. For other parties, see New Democratic Party (disambiguation). New Democratic Party Current Leader Jack Layton Founded June 17, 1961 Headquarters 300 279 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, OntarioK1P 5J9 Colours Or's candidate. He had been a strong Chretien ally and the Liberal's most senior minister in Nova Scotia and was responsible for patronage in the area and his defeat was seen as signifying growing disentchantment in the Maritimes with the government due to changes to Unemployment Insurance and cuts in fish quotos. Also, DIngwall was hurt by the growth of support for the NDP under the leadership of Nova Scotian Alexa McDonough and by the government's decision to withdraw federal subsidies to coal mines in Cape Breton.

Following his defeat, Dingwall served as the president of Wallding International Inc., as well as on several boards including Rogers Sugar Income Fund and MD Life. In 2003 the federal government appointed him to the position of president and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint

Having been public works minister in the mid-1990s, Dingwall has been called to testify in relationship to the Sponsorship Scandal and contracts given out during his time in the department have come under scrutiny.