John Sven "Jack" Sandberg (born 1938) is an educator and former political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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from 1982 to 1986 in the

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as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in

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, in 1938 and was educated at the Saskatchewan Teachers College. He worked as a teacher, broadcaster and media manager for Federated Co-op. Sandberg served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Co-operatives and Co-operative Development and as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. He was defeated by

Anne deBlois Smart Anne deBlois Smart (b. December 8, 1935) is an American-born librarian and former political figure in Saskatchewan. She represented Saskatoon Centre from 1986 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) mem ...

when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1986. After leaving provincial politics, Sandberg worked for

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, retiring in 1993. In 1993, he ran unsuccessfully for the

Kindersley—Lloydminster Kindersley—Lloydminster was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Battleford—Kindersley, Moose Jaw, Saskato ...

seat in the Canadian House of Commons.

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1938 births Living people Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub