Facts: - successor: david walker george minaker - party: new democratic party - predecessor: stanley knowles bob lane robert steen - office: member city councillor of the house of commons of canada winnipeg - term end: 1988 1984 '' unknown '' - constituency: winnipeg '' north centre winnipeg -- st. james '' unknown - term start: 1984 1980 1977 - birth date: 17 july 1943 - name: cyril keeper - birth place: berens river , manitoba - alma mater: university of winnipeg carleton university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cyril keeper .
cyril keeper -lrb- born july 17 , 1943 -rrb- is a politician in manitoba , canada .he was a member of the canadian house of commons from 1980 to 1988 , serving as a member of the new democratic party .keeper was born in berens river , manitoba .he is an aboriginal canadian , of metis background .he holds a bachelor of arts degree from the university of winnipeg , and a master of arts degree from carleton university .he worked for the government of manitoba from 1970 to 1975 , and was director of the native family life counselling program in winnipeg from 1975 to 1977 .keeper was elected to the winnipeg city council in 1977 , defeating incumbent councillor robert steen -lrb- ironically , steen was elected mayor of winnipeg on the same night -rrb- .he served on council for just over two years , before moving to federal politics .keeper was first elected to the house of commons in the 1980 federal election , narrowly defeating incumbent progressive conservative bob lane in winnipeg -- st. james .the liberal party won a majority government under pierre trudeau , and keeper entered the house of commons as an opposition member .originally appointed as ndp critic for urban affairs and public works , he attained greater recognition in a later role as critic for manpower , the unemployment insurance commission , and the public service commission .throughout 1982 and 1983 , he made frequent calls for the trudeau government to place a greater focus on canada 's worsening unemployment situation .keeper left winnipeg -- st. james to seek the ndp nomination for winnipeg north centre in the 1984 federal election , under somewhat controversial circumstances .it was generally assumed that winnipeg -- st. james would become more favourable to the progressive conservative party after redistribution ; winnipeg north centre , by contrast , was one of the safest ndp seats in the country .keeper 's candidacy was said to have annoyed other new democrats , who wanted to recruit a star candidate for seat .keeper...