Donald James Toth (born May 31, 1948) is a Canadian provincial

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and was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan during the first term of the

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government of

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Brad Wall, from 2007 to 2011. He represented the constituency of Moosomin in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 2016. While he was originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, he and some other Tories and Liberals co-founded the

in 1997. On December 10, 2007, he was elected Speaker by acclamation.

Dan D'Autremont Daniel H. D'Autremont (born December 28, 1950) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the constituency of Cannington and its predecessor Souris-Cannington from 1991 to 2020 ...

defeated him in the speakership election in the second term of the Wall government (2011–2016). He was educated at the

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and the Full Gospel Bible Institution in Eston (now

Eston College Eston College is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution located in Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada. Since 1944 it has served as the primary training center for the Apostolic Church of Pentecost (ACOP) and welcomes students from ...

). Toth did not run for reelection in 2016. He was the last sitting legislator who had served during the Grant Devine government of the 1980s.

References

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan MLA Biography

Saskatchewan Party MLA Biography

Don Toth's webpage
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