Canadian politician
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]
References
^ Quiring, B.; University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center (2004). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present . Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. p. 84. ISBN 9780889771659 . Retrieved 2014-10-12 .
^ "Grit opposition disintegrates". Calgary Herald . August 8, 1997.
^ "Liberals, PCs combine to offer new voice; want Opposition status". The Globe and Mail . August 9, 1997.
^ "Three seek party leadership". The Globe and Mail . February 12, 1998.
^ "Ex-Reformer to head Saskatchewan Party". The Globe and Mail . April 21, 1998.
^ "Wall becomes 14th premier" . The Leader-Post . Regina. November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-14 .
^ "Sask. finance minister has Parkinson's" . CBC News. February 10, 2010. Retrieved 2015-12-14 .
^ "Saskatchewan finance minister won't run again" . The Globe and Mail . June 23, 2010. Retrieved 2015-11-18 .
^ "Sask. gets new finance minister" . CBC News. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2015-12-14 .