Merv Tweed
Mervin C. Tweed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Brandon—Souris | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – August 31, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Borotsik |
| Succeeded by | Larry Maguire |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain | |
| In office April 25, 1995 – May 25, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Rose |
| Succeeded by | Cliff Cullen |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture | |
| In office 25 September 2012 – 23 October 2013 | |
| Minister | Gerry Ritz |
| Preceded by | Larry Miller |
| Succeeded by | Bev Shipley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1955 Medora, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Profession | Automobile dealer |
Mervin C. Tweed (born August 6, 1955) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Brandon—Souris in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to August 31, 2013. Prior to that he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 2004, representing the constituency of Turtle Mountain. He was the president of Omnitrax, the American rail company that was responsible for the Churchill rail line. After letting the rail line fall into disrepair and ignoring Federal orders to repair it, the American owners sold it to the Federal Government of Canada who then transferred it to a consortium of First Nations. The rebranded Arctic Gateway has since been revitalized and operates to this day after the neglect it went through under American management.
Tweed was born in Medora, Manitoba, and was educated at Brandon University. He operated a used car dealership for seventeen years, and was for a time an executive member of the Killarney and Area Recreation Committee.