Education
The son of James Chalker and Mary Byrne, he was born at Saint John"s in 1912 and was educated at Bishop Feild College and Saint Andrew"s College in Aurora, Ontario.
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James Chalker
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Career
He represented the electoral districts of Harbour Grace and Saint Barbe North in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1949 to 1962. Before being elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949, Chalker was managing director of Chalker and Company Limited. and Newfoundland Lime Limited.
He served in Joey Smallwood"s cabinet for 22 years, serving as Minister of Education, Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Provincial Affairs.
At the time of his death in 2003, Chalker was the last surviving former Smallwood Cabinet member. The east block of the Confederation Building, the Arts and Culture Centres in Saint John"s and Corner Brook, the College of Trades and Technology and Memorial University were built during Chalker"s tenure as public works minister.
Membership
He was a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Nationality
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Political Party
The Liberal Party