Anthony Brummet

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1931–2024)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Anthony Brummet

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|3|31}}

| birth_place = Mendham, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|6|8|1931|3|31}}

| death_place = Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada

| residence =

| constituency_AM1 = North Peace River

| assembly1 = British Columbia Legislative

| term_start1 = May 10, 1979

| term_end1 = June 8, 1991[https://www.leg.bc.ca/documents-data/debate-transcripts/34th-parliament/5th-session/34p_05s_910607a Hansard - Friday, June 7, 1991, Morning]

| predecessor1 = Ed Smith

| successor1 = Richard Neufeld

| party = Social Credit

| religion =

| occupation = Educator, Politician

| spouse = Audrey A. Smith (m. 1952; d. 1984)
Lois (m. 1985)

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Anthony Julius "Tony" Brummet (March 31, 1931 – June 8, 2024) was a Canadian educator and politician in British Columbia. He represented North Peace River from 1979 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Social Credit member, serving in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands, Parks and Housing, as Minister of Environment,{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1985 |last=Normandin |first=P G |year=1985}} as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, as Minister of State (Peace River) and as Minister of Education.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t2sOAAAAIBAJ&pg=5385,2196311 |title=Minister tours area |newspaper=North Island Gazette |location=Port Hardy |date=May 3, 1989 |page=110 |accessdate=2012-02-09}}

Born in Mendham, Saskatchewan in 1931, the son of Gordon F. Brummet and Maria Potter, Brummet was educated at the University of British Columbia. In 1952, he married Audrey A. Smith and lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia. In 1985, he married his second wife, Lois, after Audrey died of cancer the year before.{{cite web | url=https://www.timeschronicle.ca/tony-brummet-honoured-for-long-time-contribution-to-museum/ | title=Tony Brummet honoured for long-time contribution to museum | date=12 June 2014 }} He was a school principal before entering politics. Brummet died at his home in Osoyoos, British Columbia, on June 8, 2024, at the age of 93.[https://nunes-pottinger.com/obituary/anthony-tony-brummet/ Anthony Julius Brummet] obituary - Nunes Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium Ltd..