Jack Murta
| The Honourable Jack Burnett Murta PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lisgar |
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| In office 1970–1988 |
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| Preceded by | George Muir |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1987 |
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| Born | May 13, 1943 Carman, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Cabinet | Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1984-1985) Minister of State (Tourism) (1985-1986) |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1979) |
Jack Burnett Murta, PC (born May 13, 1943) is a former Canadian politician.
Born in Carman, Manitoba, the son of John James Murta and Jean (Burnett) Murta, he graduated from the Diploma course in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1964.
In 1970, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative in a by-election for the riding of Lisgar following the death of the previous incumbent, George Muir. He was re-elected in 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, and 1984.
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board in the short lived government of Joe Clark in 1979. In the Brian Mulroney government he was Minister of State (Multiculturalism) from 1984 to 1985 and Minister of State (Tourism) from 1985 to 1986.
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- Jack Murta – Parliament of Canada biography
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