Phil Eyler

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox person Philip Lee Eyler (born September 1, 1948 in Hagerstown, Maryland) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada.<ref name="wcpi">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was a New Democratic<ref name="Services1985">Template:Cite book</ref> member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1986.<ref name="members">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The son of Donald W. Eyler and Helen F. Dern,<ref name="pgn">Template:Cite book</ref> he was educated at Bridgewater College, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, and the University of Manitoba.<ref name="wcpi"/> He has several academic degrees, including a certificate in resource management from the latter institution. In 1975, Eyler married Paula J. Harper.<ref name="pgn"/>

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1981,<ref name="wcpi"/> defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Harold Piercy by 46 votes in the upscale north Winnipeg riding of River East.<ref name="cbc"/> He was not appointed to cabinet, but served as Deputy Speaker<ref name="Doern1985">Template:Cite book</ref> from December 2, 1982 to February 11, 1986.<ref name="members"/>

Eyler lost to Tory candidate Bonnie Mitchelson in the 1986 provincial election. The NDP have been unable to recover the seat in the intervening years, and Eyler has not sought a comeback in provincial politics.<ref name="cbc">Template:Cite news</ref> Following his defeat, he was appointed to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. Eyler currently resides in Kenora, Ontario.