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Joseph Price (politician)

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Joseph Price
Member of Parliament
for Burin—St. George's
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byRoger Simmons
Succeeded byRoger Simmons
Personal details
Born (1945-05-05) 5 May 1945 (age 79)
Brunette Island, Newfoundland
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professioneducator

Joseph Price (born 5 May 1945, Brunette Island) is a Canadian politician who was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an educational administrator and teacher by career.

He was elected at Newfoundland's Burin—St. George's electoral district in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. On 11 November 1984, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, a position he served in until the end of his term in office. In the 1988 federal election, he was defeated by Roger Simmons of the Liberal party and left national politics.

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