Editing Doug Frith (section)

==Political career==
He served as [[parliamentary secretary]] to the [[Minister of Health (Canada)|Minister of Health]] from 1980 to 1982, in the final government of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Pierre Trudeau]]. Between 1980 and 1984, Frith chaired the Special Committee on Pension Reform. When [[John Turner]] succeeded Trudeau as [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] leader and [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] in 1984, he brought Frith into [[Canadian Cabinet|cabinet]] as [[Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)|Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]]. The Liberals lost the [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984 election]], however, and Frith was one of just 40 Liberal MPs to be re-elected. Frith served as chairman of the National Liberal Caucus between 1984 and 1987. Between 1984 and 1988, Frith held the portfolio of Opposition Critic for National Defence and National Health and Welfare.