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Arthur Jacob Epp
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Educator, MP (1973-1974), MP (1974-1979), MP (1979), MP (1980-1984), MP (1984-1988), MP (1988-1993), business executive.
Born in St. Boniface on 1 September 1939, he taught at the Steinbach Collegiate (1961-1972), was a Steinbach town councillor, and Steinbach chair for the Manitoba Centennial Corporation.
He was elected as a Progressive Conservative to the House of Commons in the 1972 federal general election. Re-elected by wide margins in the 1974, 1980, 1984, and 1988 elections, he served as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1979-1980), National Health and Welfare (1984-1989), and Energy, Mines and Resources (1989-1993). He introduced anti-smoking legislation and implemented a national AIDS strategy.
He was not a candidate in the 1993 general election and instead became Senior Vice-President at Trans-Canada Pipelines in Calgary, Alberta until 2000. He later served as Chairman of Ontario Power Generation where he promoted use of green energy. He was Chancellor of Tyndale College at Toronto.
In recognition of his community service, he received a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), and was inducted into the Order of Canada (2010). He received an honorary doctorate from Trinity Western University, the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Medal (1992), and the Alberta Centennial Medal. The Jake Epp Library in Steinbach is named for him.
He died on 5 July 2025, survived by his wife Lydia, their daughter, and two granddaughters.
The Hon. Arthur Jacob (Jake) Epp, P.C., O.C., M.P., ParlInfo.
“Former Provencher MP Jake Epp passes away at age 85,” Steinbach Online, 7 July 2025.
Obituary, Birchwood Funeral Chapel Co-op.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 July 2025.
We thank Ed Krahn for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 July 2025
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