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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Hermanson, Elwin
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Description area
Dates of existence
1952-
History
Canadian politician, he first ran for political office in the 1988 Canadian federal election as a member of the fledgling Reform Party of Canada. He was a Reform Member of Parliament for the riding of Kindersley - Lloydminster 1993-1997 before turning to provincial politics. In 1998, Hermanson was elected the first Saskatchewan Party leader and was an MLA in the Saskatchewan Legislature 1999-2007.