Background
He was a descendant of the Chataway who surveyed the Manitoba–Ontario border, distant cousin of Christopher Chataway, and a great admirer of Winston Churchill.
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John Chataway
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He attended high school in Lindsay, Ontario, and was treasurer of the student council.
Career
Chataway was a graduate of Waterloo Lutheran University (now Wilfrid Laurier University). He taught school in Nova Scotia and was a long-time municipal councillor. Chataway was very active in historical preservation efforts in the Chester area.
He was an excellent amateur auctioneer, much in demand for charity fundraisers.
After his election as Modern Language Association in 1999, Chataway was named Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Human Resources. Some of his constituents in Chester alleged he was a slum landlord, a charge he denied.
Chataway sold his interests in the properties to take away any appearance or hint of a conflict of interest, but resigned the Housing and Municipal Affairs portfolio on September 23, after meeting with Premier John Hamm, where both agreed that his ability to carry out his duties, specifically in that portfolio, has been eroded. He retained the Human Resources portfolio and added the Environment portfolio in a December 1999 cabinet shuffle.
His health had been in decline since a brain aneurysm in February 2000.
He resigned from cabinet for health reasons in January 2001, but stayed on as Modern Language Association.
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December 31, 2004 (aged 57) -
Nationality
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Political Party
Conservative