Erik H. Nielsen

Background

Nielsen, Erik H. was born on February 24, 1924 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of I. and Mabel Elizabeth (Davies) Nielsen.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie U., 1950.

Career

Member, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1957-1987; minister public works, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1979; opposition house leader, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1981; leader official opposition, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1983; opposition house leader, deputy national leader Progressive Conservative Party, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1983-1984; deputy leader official opposition, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1984; deputy prime minister, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, since 1984; minister national defense, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1985-1986. President Her Majesty's Canada Privy Council, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Erik H. Nielsen has been listed as a noteworthy Canadian government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Canadian Bar Association, Nova Scoti Barrister Society, Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce (honorary), Yukon Chamber Mines.

Connections

Married Pamela June Louth, May 3, 1945 (deceased 1969). Children— Lee Scott, Erik Rolf, Roxanne. Married second, Shelley Coxford, April 4, 1983.

Father:

I. Nielsen

Mother:

Mabel Elizabeth (Davies) Nielsen

Spouse:

second

Spouse:

Pamela June Louth