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]