Bob Bjornerud
Bob Bjornerud (born September 8, 1945) is a Canadian provincial politician.[1] He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats. Bjornerud has been the Minister of Agriculture since 2007, but in 2012 requested not to be considered for a cabinet post in the next cabinet shuffle.[2]
Bob Bjornerud | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Melville-Saltcoats Saltcoats (1995-2003) | |
| In office June 21, 1995 – April 4, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Reg Knezacek |
| Succeeded by | Warren Kaeding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1945 Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal → Saskatchewan Party |
| Occupation | farmer |
Election results
| 1995 Saskatchewan general election: Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Bjornerud | 3,635 | 45.53% | +31.05 | ||||
| New Democratic | Reg Knezacek | 3,053 | 38.25% | −14.24 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Johnson | 1,295 | 16.22% | −16.81 | ||||
| Total | 7,983 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 1999 Saskatchewan general election: Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 4,688 | 62.47% | — | ||||
| New Democratic | Leo Fuhr | 1,884 | 25.10% | −13.15 | ||||
| Liberal | Vic Polsom | 933 | 12.43% | −33.10 | ||||
| Total | 7,505 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election: Melville-Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 3,439 | 39.04% | |||||
| New Democratic | Ron Osika | 2,834 | 32.17% | |||||
| Independent | Grant Schmidt | 1,660 | 18.84% | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Tochor | 877 | 9.95% | |||||
| Total | 8,810 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 2007 Saskatchewan general election: Melville-Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,039 | 62.28% | +23.24 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marlys Knezacek | 2,574 | 31.81% | −0.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Farmer | 375 | 4.64% | −5.31 | ||||
| Western Independence | Frank Serfas | 103 | 1.27% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,091 | 100.00% | ||||||
| 2011 Saskatchewan general election: Melville-Saltcoats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Bob Bjornerud | 5,071 | 73.45% | +11.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Len Dales | 1,690 | 24.48% | −7.34 | ||||
| Green | Jordan Fieseler | 143 | 2.07% | – | ||||
| Total | 6,904 | 100.00% | ||||||
Cabinet positions
| Saskatchewan Provincial Government of Brad Wall | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Mark Wartman | Minister of Agriculture November 21, 2007–May 25, 2012 |
Lyle Stewart |
References
- "Ag Minister Bjornerud to exit cabinet". CBC News. March 14, 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
External links
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