Editing David Dingwall (section)

==Political career==
A [[lawyer]] by training, Dingwall was first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1980 Canadian federal election]] as the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Cape Breton—East Richmond]] in [[Nova Scotia]]. He was re-elected in three subsequent elections, and served as [[parliamentary Opposition|Opposition]] [[House Leader]] from 1991 to 1993.

===In Cabinet===
After the Liberals won the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 Canadian election]] under Jean Chrétien, Dingwall was appointed to Cabinet as the Minister of Public Works and Minister of Supply and Services, Minister responsible for [[Canada Post]], Minister responsible for [[Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation|Canada Mortgage and Housing]], Minister responsible for the [[Royal Canadian Mint]], Minister responsible for [[Defence Construction Canada|Defence Construction]] Limited, and the Minister responsible for the [[Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency]]. Dingwall also served on several cabinet committees, including the Treasury Board and Economic Development. In 1996, Dingwall convinced the then prime minister of Canada to host the [[21st G7 summit|G7 Summit in Halifax, Nova Scotia]].  Leaders from the G7 convened in Halifax and [[Boris Yeltsin]], the president of Russia was a special attendee at that session. In 1996, Dingwall was appointed Minister of Health.<ref>''Associated Press''. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19960418&id=wtA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=PSEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6999,1975837 "Canadians fight for their cheese"]. ''[[Lodi News-Sentinel]]'', April 18, 1996, p. 20. Retrieved on July 24, 2013.</ref> In 1997, Dingwall passed the Tobacco Control Act, which at the time was the toughest tobacco legislation in the world.<ref>''Associated Press''. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=875&dat=19970220&id=hcJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2X4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6217,1354529 "No cigarette sponsors in Canada"]. ''Today's News-Herald'' (Lake Havasu City, Ariz.), February 20, 1997, p. 5. Retrieved on July 24, 2013.</ref> He was subsequently honoured by the [[Canadian Cancer Society]] and the [[World Health Organization]].

===1997 election===
Dingwall ran for re-election in [[1997 Canadian federal election|1997]] in the newly created riding of [[Cape Breton—Canso|Bras d'Or]], losing by over 1,000 votes to [[Michelle Dockrill]] of the [[New Democratic Party|NDP]].