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The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Since 2007,it has been the province's governing party;both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) from power.
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition,but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF),and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party.
This page shows the results of leadership elections in the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. Prior to 2001,the leader was elected via a delegated convention. Following the resignation of Roy Romanow,the leader was chosen through a One Member One Vote election.
Shaunavon is a town in southwest Saskatchewan. At the junction of Highways 37 and 13,it is 110 kilometres from Swift Current,163 kilometres from the Alberta border,and 74 kilometres from the Montana border. Shaunavon was established in 1913 along the Canadian Pacific Railway line.
Dwain Lingenfelter is a businessman,farmer,politician and former Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. Lingenfelter won the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party on June 6,2009. He resigned as leader on November 7,2011. Previously,he has served as the president of the party. In the-governments of Premier Blakeney and Romanow,Lingenfelter served as Minister of Social Services,Minister of Economic Development,Minister responsible for Crown Investments Corporation,Minister of Agriculture and as the Deputy Premier. Outside politics Lingenfelter is the President and CEO of CypressView Land and Cattle Corp,board member of the Canada World Petroleum Council,board member of the Canadian Wildlife Federation Trust,past president of the Canada Arab Business Council,former Vice-President of Government Relation of Nexen Inc,former Chairman of the Mount Royal University Foundation and a former board member of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
John Nilson is a retired Canadian politician in Saskatchewan. He was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Regina Lakeview constituency from 1995 to 2016,representing the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. A former lawyer with the Saskatchewan law firm Macpherson Leslie and Tyerman,he was first elected in the 1995 provincial election. He announced his retirement prior to the 2016 provincial election
Eiliv Howard Anderson was born in Robsart,Saskatchewan in 1934. He is a corporate executive,with a degree from the executive program of Queen's University's School of Business. He served as president of a consulting firm,as well as a rancher,before being elected as an MLA in 1975 for Shaunavon. However,he lost that riding to Dwain Lingenfelter in 1978. He served as an organizer for the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan,and was an influential man in the Canadian beef industry and the provincial government. He was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 for his work.
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Norman Edwin William Clarke was a professional Canadian football player who played both defensive tackle and offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1951 through 1964.
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Russ Marchuk is a Canadian politician,who was the Saskatchewan Party member elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election for the riding of Regina Douglas Park. Marchuk won the seat by ousting Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leader Dwain Lingenfelter in his own riding by a shocking 10-point margin. He retired in 2016.
Metro Carl Rybchuk owned a catering company and was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Province of Saskatchewan representing the constituency of Regina Victoria from 1982 to 1986 as a Progressive Conservative.
An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was triggered on November 7,2011 following Dwain Lingenfelter's resignation after losing his seat in the 2011 election. The party selected its new leader on March 9,2013,by a one-member one vote system held during a convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon.
Lingenfelter is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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