Born in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, of
Greek immigrants, he moved with his family to
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 and a medical degree in 1943 from the
University of Toronto. He then served with the
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War II. After the war, he did postgraduate work in
urology. He then moved to
Regina, Saskatchewan, where he practiced until he retired in 1979. After retiring, he focused on politics. He was the chief fund raiser for the
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and helped form the government in Saskatchewan in 1982. In 1984, he was one of the first three appointments made Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney to the
Senate. He represented the
Senatorial division of Regina-Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and resigned shortly before his 75th birthday in 1993. He served as treasurer and deputy president of the
Canadian Medical Association. He was a director of
IPSCO, the Canadian steel company, from 1982 to 1989. ==See also==