Bob Bjornerud (born September 8, 1945) is a

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provincial

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. He was the member of the

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for the constituency of

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from 1995 to 2016, first as a member of the

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and later as a member of the

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. Bjornerud served as the

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from 2007 to 2012, when he requested not to be considered for a cabinet post in the next cabinet shuffle. Bjornerud did not seek re-election in the

2016 Saskatchewan general election The 2016 Saskatchewan general election, was held on April 4, 2016, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Lieutenant Governor dissolved the Legislature on March 8, 2016, setting the election date for April 4. The electi ...

Election results

Cabinet positions

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Members, Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanBrief biography
Living people Farmers from Saskatchewan Canadian people of Norwegian descent Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs Saskatchewan Party MLAs 1945 births Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan 21st-century Canadian politicians People from Kelvington, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub