Chris Decker
Chris Decker | |
|---|---|
| MHA for The Straits – White Bay North | |
| In office 1985–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Brian Tobin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1941 St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died | August 8, 2015 (aged 73) Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Christopher Robert Decker (November 17, 1941 – August 8, 2015) was an English United Church clergyman, businessman and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented The Straits – White Bay North in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1985 to 1999.[1]
The son of Alan Decker and Leah Simms, he was born in St. Anthony and grew up in Roddickton. He attended high school in Roddickton and Prince Of Wales College[1] and went on to receive a BA from Memorial University and a Master of Divinity from Pine Hill Divinity Hall in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Decker served as a minister in various places in Canada. In 1967, he married Patricia Roberts. In 1972, Decker returned to Roddickton, where he operated several businesses and served two terms as mayor. He served as member and chair for the Strait of Belle Isle Integrated School Board and for the Vinland Integrated School Board. He also served on the Integrated Education Council for Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] Decker was a member of the board of regents for Memorial University and served as chair from 2002 to 2003.[3]
Decker was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1985; he was reelected in 1989, 1993 and 1996.[4] He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Health, as Minister of Justice and Attorney General[2] and as Minister of Education.[3]
After leaving politics in 1999, he worked as a consultant. Decker also published three books:
- Gravel Pit Campers (2010)
- Dissolution (2012)
- By Right of Soil (2011)[5]
Decker died of cancer at the age of 73.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Decker, Christopher Robert". Kerry M. Fillatres Funeral Home. August 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "New Cabinet Sworn In". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. March 14, 1996.
- ^ a b "Board a privilege - chair". Gazette. Memorial University. December 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ "The Straits and White Bay North". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003. CBC News.
- ^ "Chris Decker's life is to be celebrated: Mitchelmore". The Telegram. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- 1941 births
- 2015 deaths
- Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
- Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Mayors of places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- People from St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni
- Ministers of the United Church of Canada
- Deaths from cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador
- 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly