Bob Mitchell (Saskatchewan politician)
Robert Wayne Mitchell | |
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MLA for Saskatoon Fairview | |
In office 1986–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Preeceville, Saskatchewan, Canada | March 29, 1936
Died | November 18, 2016 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | (aged 80)
Political party | Saskatchewan New Democratic Party |
Spouse | Sandra Stolson (1968-2016; his death) |
Children | 6 daughters |
Profession | lawyer |
Robert Wayne "Bob" Mitchell
He was born in
Mitchell ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1982 before being elected in 1986. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment, as Provincial Secretary, as Minister of Justice and Attorney General, as Minister of Labour and as Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training.[2] Mitchell resigned from the Saskatchewan cabinet in 1998 and from the assembly in 1999.[3]
After leaving provincial politics, he became chief negotiator for the
Mitchell died in 2016, at the age of 80.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Flanagan, Kathryn M; Miller, Katherine J (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ a b c "Robert W. Mitchell fonds". Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ a b "Robert W. Mitchell fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Changes at the Public Complaints Commission | News and Media".
- ^ "Saskatchewan Order of Merit".
- ^ MacPherson, Alex (2016-11-19). "'A very fair-minded partisan politician': Romanow remembers former NDP cabinet minister Bob Mitchell". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2016-11-19.