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.

Lenard Gustafson
Canadian Senator
from Saskatchewan
In office
May 26, 1993 – November 10, 2008
Nominated byBrian Mulroney
Appointed byRay Hnatyshyn
Member of Parliament
for Souris—Moose Mountain
(Assiniboia; 1979–1988)
In office
May 22, 1979 – May 25, 1993
Preceded byRalph Goodale
Succeeded byBernie Collins
Personal details
Born
Lenard Joseph Gustafson

(1933-11-10)November 10, 1933
Macoun, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedMarch 18, 2022(2022-03-18) (aged 88)
Midale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Conservative
OccupationFarmer, contractor, businessman

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

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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

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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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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by 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