Lorne Maeck

Lorne Maeck
Ontario MPP
In office 1971–1981
Preceded by	Allister Johnston
Succeeded by	Ernie Eves
Constituency	Parry Sound
Personal details
Born	March 7, 1926 South River, Ontario
Died	May 5, 2014 (aged 88)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Ivy
Children	3
Residence	North Bay, Ontario
Occupation	Police detective

Lorne Howard Maeck (March 7, 1926 – May 5, 2014) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981 who represented the riding of Parry Sound. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.

Background

Born to a poor family in a rural area near South River, Ont., Maeck left school after Grade 10 education and, at age 17 and a half, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where he served as a wireless air gunner during the Second World War.^[1] After returning to Canada, Maeck enlisted in the OPP where he rose to the rank of Detective. He established successful businesses in his community, including a gas station, a bus company and a furniture store.^[2] His first political involvement was as Councillor and later as Reeve of the Village of South River before being elected to the Ontario legislature. Maeck and his wife of 62 years, Ivy, who died in 2011, had three children. Maeck retired to North Bay in 2010 and died there on May 5, 2014.

Politics

In 1971, he turned his attention to provincial politics. After winning the elections in 1971, 1975, and 1977, he served in the 29th, the 30th and the 31st Legislative Assemblies in Ontario. Maeck was recognized for his advocacy for local projects and served on numerous standing committees at the Legislative Assembly. He was Parliamentary Assistant to two ministers, served as the Government Whip, finally, was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, a post he held at the time of his retirement, in 1981.

Maeck chose to retire from provincial politics and relinquished the Progressive Conservative nomination, for the 1981 general election, in favour of a young lawyer from Parry Sound, Ernie Eves.^[3] Aside from being an extremely popular Member of Provincial Parliament, Maeck held a variety of other jobs over the course of his life, including being an OPP detective, entrepreneur –, volunteer and politician.

Cabinet positions

References

1. "Cabinet minister from South River passes away". Northbaynipissing.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
2. |Leisureworld Article on Resident Lorne Maeck
3. |Long Time MPP Reminisces as Election Nears, North Bay Nugget, August 18, 2011

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History