Steve Paproski

The Honourable
Steve Paproski
PC
The Honourable Steve Paproski PC
Deputy Chair of the; Committees of the Whole
	In office; 5 November 1984 – 8 September 1993
Speaker	John Bosley; John Allen Fraser
Preceded by	Hal Herbert
Succeeded by	Shirley Maheu (1994)
Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism
	In office; 4 June 1979 – 2 March 1980
Prime Minister	Joe Clark
Minister	David MacDonald
Preceded by	Iona Campagnolo (as Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport))
Succeeded by	Gerald Regan (as Minister of State (Sports))
Member of Parliament; for Edmonton North; (Edmonton Centre; 1968–1979)
	In office; 25 June 1968 – 25 October 1993
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	John Loney
Personal details
Born	Steven Eugene Paproski; 23 September 1928; Lwów, Poland
Died	3 December 1993 (aged 65)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Relatives	Kenneth Paproski; Carl Paproski; Edward Paproski

Steve Paproski PC (23 September 1928 – 3 December 1993) was a Canadian politician and professional football player. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.

Early life

Born in Lwów, Poland, he came to Edmonton, Alberta as a child. He attended the University of Arizona on a sports scholarship.

Pro football career

He was a lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 1949 to 1954. In this role he became part of the Edmonton Eskimo alumni which would come to dominate Alberta political life in future decades. Among other Eskimos from this era who achieved prominence in politics are Alberta premiers Peter Lougheed and Don Getty, plus lieutenant governor the honourable Norman Kwong.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In 1968, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Edmonton Centre. A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1972, and 1974. He was elected in 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988 for Edmonton North. From 1976 to 1978, he was the Chief Opposition Whip. During Joe Clark's brief term as prime minister from 1979 to 1980, he was the Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Minister of State for Multiculturalism. During Brian Mulroney's terms as prime minister from 1984 to 1993, he was the deputy chair of Committees of the Whole. While in opposition, Steve served leader Robert Stanfield as deputy whip and later chief whip for the Progressive Conservative caucus.

Paproski was an ethnic Ukrainian and a Roman Catholic.^[1]^[2] His brothers Kenneth Paproski and Carl Paproski also served as members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.^[3]

References

^ Ernest G. Mardon; Austin Albert Mardon (May 2012). Who's Who in Federal Politics in Alberta. Lulu.com. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-897472-19-4.
^ Steven Verrier (19 December 2018). Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend. McFarland. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-1-4766-7483-4.
^ Andrea Sands (21 January 2008). "School trustee a passionate children's advocate; Educator and counsellor Carl Paproski came from a highly political family". Edmonton Journal. p. A13.

External links

Steve Paproski – Parliament of Canada biography

[MardonMardon2012-1] Ernest G. Mardon; Austin Albert Mardon (May 2012). Who's Who in Federal Politics in Alberta. Lulu.com. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-1-897472-19-4.

[Verrier2018-2] Steven Verrier (19 December 2018). Gene Kiniski: Canadian Wrestling Legend. McFarland. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-1-4766-7483-4.

[brosdethbio-3] Andrea Sands (21 January 2008). "School trustee a passionate children's advocate; Educator and counsellor Carl Paproski came from a highly political family". Edmonton Journal. p. A13.

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