James Fleming (York West MP)

James Sydney Clark "Jim" Fleming, PC (born October 30, 1939) is a former Canadian broadcaster and politician.


James Sydney Clark Fleming

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for York West
In office
1972–1984
Preceded byPhilip Givens
Succeeded bySergio Marchi
Personal details
Born (1939-10-30) October 30, 1939
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionJournalist

In 1972, Fleming entered politics and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1972 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for York West riding in the Toronto area. He served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Communications from 1975 to 1976, and then as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment.

Following the 1980 election, he was named to the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of State for Multiculturalism. He was dropped from cabinet in August 1983, and did not run in the 1984 election.

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