Frederick John Thompson

Frederick John "Fred" Thompson (May 21, 1935 – July 7, 2010[1]) was a commercial fisherman, trapper and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Athabasca from 1975 to 1995 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Big River, Saskatchewan and later moved to Buffalo Narrows, where he fished, trapped and operated a mink ranch. He was a three-time Saskatchewan boxing champion and coached hockey, baseball and gymnastics. Later in life, Thompson was a professional golf instructor.[1]

He served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Economic Development.[1] Thompson was defeated by Buckley Belanger when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1995.[2]

He died on 7 July 2010.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. November 15, 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. ↑ Fred Thompson Obituary


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