Rod Gantefoer | |
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Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Melfort Melfort-Tisdale (1995-2003) | |
In office June 21, 1995 –October 10, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Carol Carson |
Succeeded by | Kevin Phillips |
Saskatchewan Minister of Finance | |
In office November 21,2007 –June 29,2010 | |
Premier | Brad Wall |
Preceded by | Pat Atkinson |
Succeeded by | Ken Krawetz |
Personal details | |
Born | Watson,Saskatchewan,Canada | May 15,1947
Political party | Liberal →Saskatchewan Party |
Residence | Melfort,Saskatchewan,Canada |
Rod Gantefoer SOM (born May 15,1947) is a Canadian provincial politician. [1] He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2011,representing the constituencies of Melfort-Tisdale from 1995 to 2003 and Melfort from 2003 to 2011.
Originally elected as a Liberal, [2] he became part of the Saskatchewan Party caucus in 1997. [3] In April 1998,Gantefoer was a candidate for the Saskatchewan Party leadership, [4] but was defeated on the second ballot by Elwin Hermanson. [5]
After the Saskatchewan Party's victory in the 2007 election,he was appointed Minister of Finance and Government House Leader. [6]
Gantefoer announced in February 2010 that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, [7] and later announced that he would not run in the 2011 election. [8] He was shuffled out of cabinet on June 29,2010. [9]
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