Neal Herbert Hardy (born 1934) is a Canadian businessman and former political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1980 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in

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and worked for the

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, as well as owning and operating several businesses. Hardy was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1980 by-election held after

John Rissler Messer John Rissler "Jack" Messer (born May 26, 1941) is a farmer and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kelsey from 1967 to 1971, Tisdale-Kelsey from 1971 to 1975 and Kelsey-Tisdale from 1975 to 1980 in the Legislative Assembly ...

resigned his seat. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of the Environment and as Minister of Rural Development. Hardy was defeated by Andrew Renaud when he ran for reelection in 1991. He served on the council for the rural municipality of

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...

and was president of the

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from 2002 to 2005. In 2009, he was named chairperson of the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency board of directors. He was appointed a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2023.

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1934 births Living people Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub