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Neal Herbert Hardy SOM (born 1934) [1] is a Canadian businessman and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kelsey-Tisdale from 1980 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.

He was born in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan and worked for the Canadian National Railway, as well as owning and operating several businesses. [1] Hardy was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1980 by-election [2] held after John Rissler Messer resigned his seat. [3] He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of the Environment and as Minister of Rural Development. [4] Hardy was defeated by Andrew Renaud when he ran for reelection in 1991. [2] He served on the council for the rural municipality of Hudson Bay and was president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities [1] from 2002 to 2005. In 2009, he was named chairperson of the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency board of directors. [4]

He was appointed a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2023. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Neal Hardy fonds". Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-08-25.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. "Jack Messer leaves political arena". Leader-Post. Regina. October 27, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  4. 1 2 "Neal Hardy Appointed Chairperson of Sama Board". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  5. Goldsworthy, Nicole (2023-10-10). "Hudson Bay's Neal Hardy receives Order of Merit". sasktoday.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-02.