Efstathios William (Staff) Barootes (November 15, 1918 – July 30, 2000) was a Canadian physician, urologist, and parliamentarian. Born in

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, of Greek immigrants, he moved with his family to

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. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 and a medical degree in 1943 from the

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. He then served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War II. After the war, he did postgraduate work in urology. He then moved to

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, where he practiced until he retired in 1979. After retiring, he focused on politics. He was the chief fund raiser for the

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and helped form the government in Saskatchewan in 1982. In 1984, he was one of the first three appointments made Prime Minister

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to the

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. He represented the Senatorial division of Regina-Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and resigned shortly before his 75th birthday in 1993. He served as treasurer and deputy president of the

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. He was a director of IPSCO, the Canadian steel company, from 1982 to 1989.

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* 1918 births 2000 deaths Canadian military doctors University of Toronto alumni Canadian senators from Saskatchewan Canadian people of Greek descent Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators Canadian urologists {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub

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