Steve Paproski
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Steven Eugene Paproski, PC (September 23, 1928 – December 3, 1993) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Lwów, Poland, he came to Edmonton as a child. He was a lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1949 to 1954.
In 1968, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Edmonton Centre. A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1972, and 1974. He was elected in 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 for Edmonton North. From 1976 to 1978, he was the Chief Opposition Whip (Dirty Bird). During Joe Clark's brief term as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1980, he was the Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Minister of State for Multiculturalism. During Brian Mulroney's terms as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1993, he was the Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole.
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| Preceded by New District |
Member of Parliament Edmonton Centre 1968-1979 |
Succeeded by Anne McLellan |
| Member of Parliament Edmonton North 1979–1993 |
Succeeded by John Loney |
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