Rod Gantefoer | |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1947 |
Birth Place: | Watson, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Residence: | Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Assembly: | Saskatchewan Legislative |
Constituency Am: | Melfort Melfort-Tisdale (1995-2003) |
Term Start: | June 21, 1995 |
Term End: | October 10, 2011 |
Predecessor1: | Carol Carson |
Successor1: | Kevin Phillips |
Office2: | Saskatchewan Minister of Finance |
Term Start2: | November 21, 2007 |
Term End2: | June 29, 2010 |
Premier2: | Brad Wall |
Predecessor2: | Pat Atkinson |
Successor2: | Ken Krawetz |
Party: | Liberal → Saskatchewan Party |
Rod Gantefoer (born May 15, 1947) is a Canadian provincial politician.[1] He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2011, representing the constituencies of Melfort-Tisdale from 1995 to 2003 and Melfort from 2003 to 2011.
Originally elected as a Liberal,[2] he became part of the Saskatchewan Party caucus in 1997.[3] In April 1998, Gantefoer was a candidate for the Saskatchewan Party leadership,[4] but was defeated on the second ballot by Elwin Hermanson.[5]
After the Saskatchewan Party's victory in the 2007 election, he was appointed Minister of Finance and Government House Leader.[6]
Gantefoer announced in February 2010 that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease,[7] and later announced that he would not run in the 2011 election.[8] He was shuffled out of cabinet on June 29, 2010.[9]