Derek Blackburn

Derek Nigel Ernest Blackburn was a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1971 to 1993. He represented the electoral district of Brant as a member of the New [Democratic Party]. Blackburn served for a period as the party's Defense critic.
He was raised in Stratford, Ontario, and was the son of John and Mabel Blackburn.
First elected in a by-election in 1971, Blackburn was reelected in every subsequent election up to and including the 1988 Canadian [federal election|1988 election]. He retired from elected politics in 1993 when he was appointed to the federal Immigration and Refugee [Board of Canada|Immigration and Refugee Board]. Blackburn died on October 12, 2017, at the age of 83.