David Berger
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Laurier
In office
1979–1988
Preceded byFernand-E. Leblanc
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1987
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Henri—Westmount
In office
1988–1994
Preceded byDon Johnston
Succeeded byLucienne Robillard
Personal details
Born (1950-03-30) March 30, 1950
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
RelationsSam Berger (father)

David Berger (born March 30, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, politician, diplomat, and sports executive.

He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the eldest son of Sam Berger.[1] He attended Ashbury College before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1975 from McGill University. From 1975 to 1979, he was an Executive Vice-president for the Montreal Alouettes Football Club. From 1978 to 1979, he was President of the Canadian Football League.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Laurier in the 1979 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected four more times in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1993 (in the riding of Saint-Henri—Westmount). In 1982, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism). From 1982 to 1984, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.[3] He resigned in 1994 after being appointed the Canadian ambassador to Israel and was at the same time High Commissioner of Canada to Cyprus.[4][5] Berger served until 1999 and was replaced by Michael Dougall Bell. He backed Stéphane Dion at the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention.[6]

Electoral record (partial)

1993 Canadian federal election: Saint-Henri—Westmount
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalDavid Berger25,94061.72$46,505
  Bloc Québécois Eugenia Romain 7,950 18.92 $10,686
  Progressive Conservative Alain Perez 4,507 10.72 $43,910
  New Democratic Party Ann Elbourne 1,662 3.95 $2,453
  National Louise Pilon 581 1.38 $1,697
  Natural Law Allan Faguy 558 1.33 $20,006
  Non-Affiliated Mark E.A. Roper 259 0.62 $1,672
  Commonwealth Normand Bélanger 131 0.31 $0
  Christian Heritage Robert Adams 125 0.30 $38
  Independent Rudolph Scalzo 122 0.29 $1,282
Marxist–LeninistArnold August1140.27$80
  Abolitionist Robert Carlisle 80 0.19 $0
Total valid votes 42,029 100.00
Total rejected ballots 867
Turnout 42,896 74.61
Electors on the lists 57,491
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1984 Canadian federal election: Laurier
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDavid Berger9,30234.58
Progressive ConservativeRoland Gagné7,72028.70
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Juneau4,59517.08
RhinocerosFrançois Yo Gourd3,24712.07
Parti nationalisteJean Saint-Amour9063.37
GreenRobert Silverman7512.79
Social CreditGilles Côté1940.72
CommunistBrian O'Keefe1300.48
Commonwealth of CanadaJean Langevin530.20
Total valid votes 26,898 100.00
Total rejected ballots 460
Turnout 27,358 67.89
Electors on the lists 40,299
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.

References

  1. ↑ Bacon, Dick (1 December 1976). "Sam Berger will retire soon, turn Alouettes over to his sons". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry
  3. ↑ David Berger – Parliament of Canada biography
  4. ↑ David Berger: Heads of Post List
  5. ↑ "Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Dion has walked a fine line on Mideast
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