Robert Gary Dickson is a lawyer and former member of the

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and the first

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Information and Privacy Commissioner. Dickson was initially elected as a member of the

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in a 1992 by-election that had been called after the death of famous MLA

Sheldon Chumir Sheldon Mervin Chumir (December 3, 1940 – January 26, 1992) was a lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada. Sheldon Chumir was born in Calgary to a Jewish family. He studied law at the University of Alberta, from which he graduated in 1963 ...

, defeating

Rod Love Roderick Michael Love (August 5, 1953 – October 26, 2014) was a Canadian political strategist. He served as chief of staff to Ralph Klein during Klein's tenure as Mayor of Calgary and Premier of Alberta. Political career He was born in Yorkton ...

, a well-known political consultant. He went on to be re-elected for two more terms in the 1993 and 1997 general elections, and retired from the legislature in 2001. On November 1, 2003 he was appointed as the first Information and Privacy Commissioner in

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External links

Gary Dickson biography Saskatchewan Government

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan media release Gary Dickson's appointment
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, Gary Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Living people Year of birth missing (living people)