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He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal MP for the Toronto area riding of Don Valley East in the 1993 Canadian election and has been re-elected in each subsequent vote. From 1996 to 2004 he served as a Parliamentary Secretary and, following the 2004 Canadian election he was elevated to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities.

Prior to entering politics he was an economist, historian and journalist. From 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train to 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac he was editor of the Financial Post.

Godfrey was president of the University of King's CollegeThe University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. History Canada's oldest chartered university was founded in 1789 in Windsor, Nova Scotia by a group of United Empire Loyalists fleeing the American Revolutio in HalifaxHalifax is a Canadian city, the provincial capital and largest population centre in Nova Scotia, and the economic centre of the Atlantic Provinces. In 1995, the city of Halifax was amalgamated with a number of neighbouring authorities to create the Halifa from 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar-87, overseeing a period of strong growth at the small liberal arts school.

Godfrey has a cottage in Kingsburg, Nova ScotiaKingsburg, Nova Scotia is a small community on the South Shore that is now mainly a vacation area. The village is located at the end of Kingsburg peninsula by the village of Rose Bay and Riverport. The closest major centre is Bridgewater. It also is not v.

In 1996 he and fellow Liberal MP Peter MillikenThe Honourable Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken (born November 12, 1946) is Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, a position he has held since 2001. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1988 defeating well-known Conservative cabinet minister Flora M introduced the Godfrey-Milliken BillGodfrey-Milliken Bill officially the The American Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Loyalty) Act was a Private Member's Bill introduced in the Canadian parliament by Liberal MPs Peter Milliken and John Godfrey. The bill was a parody and attack on the Ame a parody attacking the American Helms-Burton Act.

Rear Admiral John Godfrey was head of British Department of Naval Intelligence during World War II. Future James Bond author Ian Fleming worked for him during the war.