Background
The son of George and Suzanna Frecker, he was born in Saint Pierre in 1905 and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia at the age of 13.
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George Alain Frecker
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He completed a Bachelor of Science
Career
In Electrical Engineering from the Nova Scotia Technical College in 1932 and a Bachelor of Arts From Saint Mary"s University in 1933. Frecker moved to Saint John"s, Newfoundland in 1934 as the head of the Engineering Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He served as the Secretary of Education and the Deputy Minister of Education from 1944 to 1959.
In 1959 he resigned as the Deputy Minister of Education to become the Master of Health Administration for the District of Placentia East, a position he held until 1971.
During his time as Master of Health Administration he served as the Minister of Education from 1959 to 1964 and the Minister of Provincial Affairs from 1964 to 1971. He was the Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland from 1972 to 1979.
During his life he was awarded honorary degrees from Saint Francis Xavier University, Saint Mary"s University, Memorial University, Laval University and the University of Montreal. Frecker died at the age of 74.
After his death the Memorial University Campus in Saint Pierre was renamed l"Institut Frecker and a French choir in Saint John"s was renamed Chorale Frecker in his honour.
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Canada
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Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.