Bob Jarvis (politician)

Robert E. Jarvis (15 November 1935 – 14 December 2017[1]) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career.

Robert Jarvis
Member of Parliament
for Willowdale
In office
May 22, 1979 – February 18, 1980
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byJim Peterson
Personal details
Born(1935-11-15)15 November 1935
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died14 December 2017(2017-12-14) (aged 82)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionLawyer

He represented Ontario's Willowdale electoral district which he won in the 1979 federal election.[2] He sat in the 31st Canadian Parliament, during which he was not appointed to Prime Minister Joe Clark's cabinet. He lost his seat in the 1980 federal election to Liberal challenger Jim Peterson.

After his political career, he became chairman of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) in May 1985.[3] In the late 1980s, he also served as a lawyer for Korgold Development, which sought to build apartment units in Mississauga, Ontario which were eligible for CMHC funding.

He died on 14 December 2017.

References
  1. "Robert JARVIS Obituary (2017) - Toronto, ON - the Globe and Mail".
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1979). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. Ferguson, Derek (4 December 1989). "Developer's lawyer heads housing body". Toronto Star. p. A3.
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