Percy Mockler

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1949)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable |name = Percy Mockler |image = Percy Mockler c.2018.jpg |caption = Mockler in 2018. |order = |office1 = Canadian Senator from New Brunswick |term_start1 = January 2, 2009 |term_end1 = April 14, 2024 |nominator1 = Stephen Harper |appointer1 = Michaëlle Jean |office2 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |predecessor2 = Pierrette Ringuette |successor2 = Burt Paulin |constituency2 = Madawaska South (1993–1995) Madawaska-la-Vallée (1995–2006) Restigouche-la-Vallée (2006–2008) |term_start2 = 1993 |term_end2 = 2008 |predecessor3 = Héliodore Côté |successor3 = Pierrette Ringuette |constituency3 = Madawaska South |term_start3 = 1982 |term_end3 = 1987 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|4|14}} |birth_place = St. Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada |party = Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick |alma_mater = Université de Moncton |occupation = politician, bureaucrat |spouse = Suzanne Soucy<ref name="senbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=2803&sortord=S&Language=E&M=M |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121024230050/http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsMembers/Senate/SenatorsBiography/isenator_det.asp?Language=E&M=M&senator_id=2803&sortord=S |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-24 |title=Percy Mockler |work=Senators - Detailed Information |publisher=Parliament of Canada |access-date=2009-12-05 }}</ref> |committees = }} '''Percy Paul Mockler''' (born April 14, 1949 in St. Leonard, New Brunswick<ref name="parlbio"/>) is a retired Canadian politician who served as a Canadian Senator for New Brunswick from 2009 until his retirement in 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Mockler previously served two non-consecutive stints in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1982 to 1987, and again from 1993 to 2008. He retired from the Senate on April 14, 2024, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

==Biography== He studied at the University of Moncton where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology and a Master of Business Administration degree.<ref name="senbio"/> A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 1982 election.<ref name="parlbio"/>

After his election defeat in 1987, Mockler worked as an organizer for the federal Progressive Conservatives in the 1988 federal election and worked for the Brian Mulroney administration in Ottawa until its dying days in 1993.<ref name="cbc">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/veteran-mla-saint-john-lawyer-fill-open-senate-seats-1.741151 |title=Veteran MLA, Saint John lawyer fill open Senate seats |publisher=CBC News |date=December 22, 2008 |access-date=2014-04-21}}</ref>

Upon his return to New Brunswick, Mockler was able to run again to be a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) as Pierrette Ringuette, the Liberal who had defeated him in 1987, had been elected to the House of Commons of Canada and a by-election was being held to replace her. Mockler was re-elected handily on November 29, 1993 and again in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006. In 2006, after the establishment of new electoral boundaries in New Brunswick, Mockler defeated soundly Liberal incumbent, Bert Paulin.

After the merger of the federal Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance, Mockler was briefly mentioned as a possible leadership candidate for the new Conservative Party of Canada. Mockler instead backed Belinda Stronach and served as co-chair of her campaign in New Brunswick and helped organize it in Quebec.<ref name="cbc"/>

Mockler is a key organizer for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Mockler as a Senator on January 2, 2009.<ref name="parlbio">{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=2bc8a59a-3124-4399-bbec-9139d5636474&Language=E&Section=ALL |work=Parliamentarian File |publisher=Parliament of Canada |title=Mockler, The Hon. Percy, B.Sc., M.B.A. |access-date=2009-12-05}}</ref>

On April 14, 2024, Mockler retired from the Senate on his 75th birthday due to mandatory retirement age regulations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Brad |title=N.B. Senator Percy Mockler to retire on Sunday |url=https://www.919thebend.ca/2024/04/12/n-b-senator-percy-mockler-to-retire-on-sunday/ |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=91.9 The Bend |date=12 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

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| post6 = Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport | post6years = 2006 | post6note = Robichaud served as Minister of Health & Wellness Mockler served as Minister responsible for Culture & Sport | post6preceded = Elvy Robichaud and ''himself'' | post6followed = Shawn Graham

| post5 = Minister of Intergovernmental and International Relations | post5years = 2003–2006 | post5note = Lord succeeded Mockler as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | post5preceded = Bernard Lord | post5followed = Bernard Lord

| post2 = Minister of Human Resources Development and Housing | post2years = 1999–2000 | post2note = Day served as Minister of Human Resources Development Mersereau served as Minister of Municipalities & Housing McFarlane served as Minister of Training & Employment Development | post2preceded = Georgie Day and Marcelle Mersereau | post2followed = Norm McFarlane

| post1 = Solicitor General | post1years = 1999–2000 | post1note = Sherwood served as Minister of Public Safety | post1preceded = James E. Lockyer | post1followed = Milt Sherwood }}

{{ministry box special cabinet | post4 = Minister responsible for the Immigration and Repatriation Secretariat | post4years = 2006 | post4note = new designation | post4preceded = ''none'' | post4followed = Greg Byrne

| post1 = Minister responsible for the Culture and Sport Secretariat | post1years = 2003–2006 | post1note = Mockler succeeded himself in this role as Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport | post1preceded = Dennis Furlong | post1followed = ''himself''

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