Jim Garner | |
|---|---|
| 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]