John Leroy Skoberg (February 2, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a

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politician. A member of the New Democratic Party, he represented the electoral district of

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in the

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from 1968 to 1972, and

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in the

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from 1975 to 1982. He died aged 86 in 2012 of dementia.

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* 1926 births New Democratic Party MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs Canadian people of Norwegian descent 2012 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub