James William Arthur Garner

James William Arthur "Jim" Garner (b. August 19, 1944)[1] is a farmer, rancher and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Wilkie from 1978 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.

He was born in Wilkie, Saskatchewan, the son of William J. Garner and Lillian Brown, and was educated there. In 1967, he married Marie Angeline Harriet Skeates.[1] Garner was defeated by Linda Clifford when he ran for the Wilkie seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1975; he defeated Clifford to win the seat in 1978.[2] Garner served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Highways.[1] He resigned from cabinet after it was revealed that he had diverted a Saskatchewan government plane to Unity to take him and his family to Regina.[3] Garner did not run for reelection in 1986.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Normandin, Pierre G (1985). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division". Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Plane truth: Jim Garner is grounded". Leader-Post (Regina). November 29, 1985. p. 115. Retrieved 2012-08-29.