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Alumni Office
Dept. of Institutional Advancement

Lower level of Clark Hall

270 - 18th Street
Brandon, Manitoba
R7A 6A9

Phone: (204) 727-7374
Fax: (204) 727-4674
email: alumni@brandonu.ca

Walter Dinsdale

Bachelor of Arts 1937

  • Member of Parliament (Brandon-Souris) for twelve consecutive elections
  • 1951 – 1982 (Dean of the House of Commons), P.C., D.F.C., M.A., LL.D.
  • Representative for the Official Opposition to the United Nations 1953-1955
  • Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs
  • Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources
  • Acting Minister of Mines & Technical Surveys
  • Chairman of the Political Committee NATO Atlantic Congress 1959
  • First Chairman of the Special Committee on the Disabled & Handicapped
  • Chairman of the Resources For Tomorrow Conference
  • Founder of the National Prayer Breakfast
  • His motto: “Has Served, Is Serving and Will Serve”

Inducted May 27, 2005