Jim Garner | |
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MLA for Wilkie | |
In office 1978–1986 | |
Preceded by | Linda Clifford |
Succeeded by | John Britton |
Personal details | |
Born | James William Arthur Garner August 19, 1944 Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Political party | Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party |
Occupation | Farmer, rancher |
James William Arthur "Jim" Garner (born August 19, 1944) [1] is a Canadian farmer, rancher and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Wilkie from 1978 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.
He was born in Wilkie, Saskatchewan, the son of William J. Garner and Lillian Brown, and was educated there. In 1967, he married Marie Angeline Harriet Skeates. [1] Garner was defeated by Linda Clifford when he ran for the Wilkie seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1975; he defeated Clifford to win the seat in 1978. [2] Garner served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Highways. [1] He resigned from cabinet after it was revealed that he had diverted a Saskatchewan government plane to Unity to take him and his family to Regina. [3] Garner did not run for reelection in 1986. [2]
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