| LC control no. | n 96004024 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rompkey, William, 1936-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Rompkey, Bill, 1936-2017 |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Located | St. John's (N.L.) Labrador (N.L.) |
| Birth date | 1936-05-13 |
| Death date | 2017-03-21 |
| Place of birth | Newfoundland and Labrador Belleoram (N.L.) |
| Place of death | Ottawa (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Labrador (N.L.)--Politics and government |
| Affiliation | Memorial University of Newfoundland University of London Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Canada. Cabinet Canada. Parliament. Senate Liberal Party of Canada |
| Profession or occupation | Teachers School principals School superintendents Politicians Legislators |
| Found in | Security in a changing world, 1994: t.p. (William Rompkey, P.C., M.P.) NLC 03-15-95 (Rompkey, William, 1936- ; full name: Rompkey, William Hubert, 1936- ) The story of Labrador, c2003: t.p. (Bill Rompkey) jkt. (Senator Rompkey) Your daughter, Fanny, 2006: t.p. (edited by Bill Romkey and [1 other]) From the coast to far inland, ©2006: t.p. (edited and with an introduction by William Rompkey) Obituary via WWW, April 12, 2017 (Hon. William "Bill" Rompkey, May 13, 1936 to March 21, 2017; born in Belleoram, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador; grew up in St. John's; graduated from Memorial University; earned teaching qualifications from the University of London, England; lived and taught in St. John's and Labrador; in 1972 he won the Liberal nomination for Grand Falls-White Bay-Labrador, representing Labrador in the House of Commons; he was the author of several books) The globe and mail, 25 March 2017, online, viewed 20 April 2017 (Hon. William 'Bill' Rompkey died March 21, 2017 [in Ottawa]; born May 13, 1936 in Belleoram, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador and grew up in St. John's; attended Bishop Feild College, received a BA and an MA from Memorial University, teaching qualifications from the University of London, and studied for a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto; taught in St. John's, later becoming principal of Yale School in North West River and then the first Superintendent of Education with the Labrador East Integrated School Board; first elected as a Liberal in 1972 for Grand Falls-White Bay-Labrador and later Labrador, appointed to the cabinets of Pierre Trudeau and John Turner and serving until 1995, when he was appointed to the Senate, retiring in 2011; author of several books) Wikipedia, viewed 20 April 2017: Bill Rompkey (William "Bill" Hubert Rompkey; Canadian educator who served as a Member of Parliament from 1972 to 1995 and a senator from 1995 to 2011; first elected in 1972 as the Liberal MP for Grand Falls-White Bay-Labrador, the first of seven consecutive election victories; elevated to the Canadian Cabinet in 1980, serving as Minister of National Revenue, Minister of State for Small Businesses and Tourism, and Minister of State for Mines; appointed to the Senate in 1995, serving as Government Whip in the Senate and deputy leader from 2001 to 2006, retiring in 2011) Amicus database, 20 April 2017 (authorized access point (0073G1998): Rompkey, William, 1936- ; variant access points: Rompkey, Bill, 1936- , Rompkey, William Hubert, 1936- ) |
| Associated language | eng |
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