John Yaremko
| John Yaremko | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1951–1975 |
|
| Preceded by | A.A. MacLeod |
| Succeeded by | Ross McClellan |
| Constituency | Bellwoods |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1918 Welland, Ontario |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Materyn |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
John Yaremko (August 10, 1918 – August 7, 2010) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He served as the MPP for the riding of Bellwoods from 1951 until 1975. He was the first Ukrainian-Canadian to be elected to the Ontario legislature.
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Background
He was born in Welland, Ontario and educated in Hamilton, at the University of Toronto and at Osgoode Hall. He was called to the bar in 1946 and named a Queen's Counsel in 1953.
Politics
In the 1951 provincial election, Yaremko was named the Progressive Conservative candidate in Bellwoods in its successful bid to unseat incumbent A. A. MacLeod, one of only two Communist Labor-Progressive Party MPPs in the Ontario legislature.[1]
Yaremko served in the provincial cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio in 1958, Minister of Transport from 1958 to 1960, Provincial Secretary and Registrar from 1960 to 1966, Minister of Public Welfare from 1966 to 1967, Minister of Social and Family Services from 1967 to 1971, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship from 1971 to 1972 and Solicitor General from 1972 to 1974.
Very active in the Ukrainian Canadian community he was a benefactor of many of its causes and recipient of the first Senator Paul Yuzyk Award for his commitment to multiculturalism.
Cabinet positions
| Provincial Government of Bill Davis | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| New ministry | Solicitor General 1971–1972 |
George Albert Kerr |
| Bob Welch | Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship 1971–1972 |
Ministry discontinued |
| Provincial Government of John Robarts | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Louis-Pierre Cécile | Minister of Social and Family Services [note 1] 1966-1971 |
Thomas Wells |
| New Ministry | Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship 1960-1966 |
Bob Welch |
| Provincial Government of Leslie Frost | ||
| Cabinet Posts (3) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| MacKinnon Phillips | Provincial Secretary and Registrar 1960-61 |
Ministry discontinued |
| Matthew Dymond | Minister of Transport 1958-1960 |
Leslie Rowntree |
| Sub-Cabinet Post | ||
| Predecessor | Title | Successor |
| Minister without portfolio (1958 April-December) |
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Later life
Yaremko served as chairman for the appeals tribunal for commercial liquor licenses for the province of Ontario from 1976 to 1985.
He died in Toronto on August 7, 2010.
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