Herbert Swan (Canadian politician)

Herbert Junior Swan (January 20, 1927 – May 28, 2013) was the 18th Speaker for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in Canada. He held this post from 1982 to 1986.[1] A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, Swan represented the riding of Rosetown-Elrose.[2]

Herbert Swan
18th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byJohn Brockelbank
Succeeded byArnold Tusa
Personal details
Born(1927-01-20)January 20, 1927
Demaine, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedMay 28, 2013(2013-05-28) (aged 86)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party
SpouseAnita Swan

The son of Herbert Swan, he was educated in Demaine, at the Saskatoon Technical Institute and Success Business College. Swan was a farmer and operated a grain seed business. In 1949, he married Anita Syroishka. Swan served on the local school board and was president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees' Association from 1976 to 1978. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of the Environment from 1986 to 1987 and as Minister of the Environment and Public Safety from 1987 to 1989. Swan retired from politics in 1991.[3] He was later a resident of Beechy, Saskatchewan, and died in Saskatoon in 2013.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Office of the Provincial Secretary - Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  2. ^ "Hansard for June 17, 1982" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Herb Swan fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  4. ^ "Remembering the life of Herbert SWAN 1927 - 2013".