Lenard Gustafson

Lenard Gustafson
Lenard Gustafson
Canadian Senator; from Saskatchewan
	In office; May 26, 1993 – November 10, 2008
Nominated by	Brian Mulroney
Appointed by	Ray Hnatyshyn
Member of Parliament; for Souris—Moose Mountain; (Assiniboia; 1979–1988)
	In office; May 22, 1979 – May 25, 1993
Preceded by	Ralph Goodale
Succeeded by	Bernie Collins
Personal details
Born	Lenard Joseph Gustafson; November 10, 1933; Macoun, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	March 18, 2022 (aged 88); Midale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative; Conservative
Occupation	Farmer, contractor, businessman

Lenard Joseph Gustafson, PC (November 10, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was a Canadian politician from Saskatchewan. Gustafson served in the Senate of Canada and House of Commons of Canada.

Born in Macoun, Saskatchewan, Gustafson was a farmer, contractor and businessman, before he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 general election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. He did not serve in the short-lived government led by Prime Minister Joe Clark.

He was re-elected in 1980, 1984, and 1988. Gustafson served as parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney from 1984 until shortly before Mulroney left office. In May 1993, shortly before his retirement, Mulroney appointed Gustafson to the Senate of Canada, where he sat as a Progressive Conservative and, since February 2004, as a Conservative. He retired from the Senate upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on November 10, 2008. On January 8, 2009, it was announced that Gustafson was appointed to the Privy Council on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Gustafson died on March 18, 2022, in Midale, Saskatchewan.^[1]

Electoral record

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Lenard Gustafson	17,200	46.8
	New Democratic	Jeff Sample	11,924	32.5
	Liberal	Mike Bauche	6,965	19.0
	Confederation of Regions	Kelvin G. Rutten	652	1.8
Total valid votes			36,741	100.0

References

^ "Statement by Robert Kitchen, Member for Souris-Moose Mountain, SK". March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

External links

Lenard Gustafson – Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Ralph Goodale	Member of Parliament for Assiniboia 1979–1988	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1987.
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1987.	Member of Parliament for Souris—Moose Mountain 1988–1993	Succeeded by Bernie Collins

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[1] "Statement by Robert Kitchen, Member for Souris-Moose Mountain, SK". March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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