| Clifford Emerson Wright OC | |
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| Mayor of Saskatoon | |
| In office 1976–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Bert Sears |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dayday |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 (age 84–85) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Clifford Emerson Wright, OC, SOM (born 1927) was the mayor of Saskatoon from 1976 to 1988 and the first mayor born in the city.
He was a member of the Saskatoon City Council from 1967 until being elected mayor in 1976. He served for four successive terms until 1988. From 1989 to 1993, he served as a Treaty Commissioner. He was also Chair of the Saskatoon Health Board during the 1990s.[1]
In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of "his contributions to province and country".[2] In 1999, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit [1]. In 1988, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.[3]