John Gerich (b. 1947
) was a politician in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
, Canada,
MLA for
Redberry, and former member of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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. He served as Associate Minister of Economic Development in the Saskatchewan
Progressive Conservative government led by
Grant Devine
Donald Grant Devine, SOM (born July 5, 1944) was the 11th premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.
Early life
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he received a BSc in Agriculture degree specializing in Agricultural Economics in ...
.
Gerich was involved in the biggest political corruption scandal in Saskatchewan history, in which dummy companies provided receipts for false expense claims.
Alberta
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oilpatch
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References
1947 births
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs
Canadian politicians convicted of fraud
Corruption in Canada
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