John Gottfried

John Charles Gottfried (October 13, 1917[1] in Welland, Ontario[2] – July 28, 1980) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

From 1946 to 1955, he served as President of the Manitoba Teachers' Society in Gimli.

[3] He wrote his thesis A history of education in the Evergreen School Division as part of the requirements for an MEd degree in 1965.

[5] In the 1973 election, he was returned[1] over PC candidate Ted Revel by 56 votes.

[5] During his time in parliament, he was a backbench supporter of Edward Schreyer's government.