Background
Jackson, Ovid was born on February 3, 1939 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guyana.
politician member of the House of Commons of Canada
Jackson, Ovid was born on February 3, 1939 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guyana.
Bachelor, U. Western Ontario certified in teaching, Ontario College Education, 1968.
Field mechanic, Ministry of Works and Hydraulics, Guyana, 1959-1962; mechanic, Jack Barclay's Rolls Royce, 1962-1965; automotive mechanic, David Foote, Toronto, 1965-1967; technical teacher, automotive specialist, West Hill Secondary School, Owen Sound, Ontario., 1968-1993; alderman, City of Owen Sound, 1974-1982; mayor, City of Owen Sound, 1982-1983; Member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey, House of Commons, since 1993; vice chair standing commission on citizenship and immigration, House of Commons, since 1994; co-vice chair standing commission on health, House of Commons, since 1994; member subcommittee on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, House of Commons, since 1994; member standing commission on policy development, House of Commons, since 1994; parliamentary secretary to president of treasurer board, House of Commons, since 1996.
Member Regional in Cmty. Talks, Good Neighbours Workshop, Regional Police Superior vena cava syndrome Board. Member Kiwanis (secretary).
M. Verona Jackson; children: Andrew, Sonja.