Josef "Joe" Saxinger (February 2, 1930 – July 3, 2008) was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

-born farmer, business owner and political figure 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 ...

. He represented Kinistino from 1986 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in Niederbrünst and was educated in Haag and

Passau Passau (; bar, label=Central Bavarian, Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany, also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers") as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north. Passau's popu ...

. Saxinger trained as a

tool and die maker Tool and die makers are highly skilled crafters working in the manufacturing, manufacturing industries. Variations on the name include tool maker, toolmaker, die maker, diemaker, Moldmaker, mold maker, moldmaker or tool jig and die-maker depending ...

. He came to Canada in 1954 and settled in the Cudworth district. Saxinger farmed, operated a car dealership, Saxinger Motors, and then operated Saxinger Farm Parts and Implements. He was later a partner in the Sagehill Buffalo Ranch. He was married twice: first to Eleonore Lobl in 1956 and then to Delphine Nielsen in 2006. Saxinger served as fire chief for Cudworth. He was defeated by Armand Roy when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1991.

Electoral history

, - , style="width: 130px", Progressive Conservative , Joe Saxinger , align="right", 3,900 , align="right", 49.11% , align="right", -2.46 , NDP , Don Cody , align="right", 3,748 , align="right", 47.20% , align="right", +1.76 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,941 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", NDP , Armand Roy , align="right", 4,298 , align="right", 50.32% , align="right", +3.12 , Progressive Conservative , Joe Saxinger , align="right", 2,918 , align="right", 34.16% , align="right", -14.95 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,542 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right",

References

1930 births 2008 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs West German emigrants to Canada People from Passau (district) {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub