Ken Krawetz
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Hon. Ken Krawetz
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MLA for Canora-Pelly
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| Assumed office 1995 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
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| Assumed office 2007 |
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| Succeeded by | current |
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| In office 1996 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Osika |
| Succeeded by | Elwin Hermanson |
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| Political party | Liberal (1995-1997) Saskatchewan Party (since 1997) |
Ken Krawetz is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Canora-Pelly, and the current Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan.
[edit] Background
Krawetz was first elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1995 provincial election as a Liberal. He became Leader of the Opposition in 1996 when Jim Melenchuk was chosen Liberal Party leader as Melenchuk did not have a seat in the legislature. In 1997, Krawetz joined three other Liberal MLAs and four Progressive Conservative MLAs in leaving their respective parties in order to form the new Saskatchewan Party. He remained Leader of the Opposition until the 1999 provincial election that saw Saskatchewan Party leader Elwin Hermanson elected to the legislature.
Following the 2007 provincial election that saw the Saskatchewan Party take power for the first time the new Premier, Brad Wall, appointed Krawetz to cabinet as Deputy Premier and Minister of Education.
[edit] Awards
In January 2009, Ken Krawetz was presented with the Order of King Yaroslav the Wise - the highest honour a non-citizen of Ukraine can receive - by Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko, in recognition of Mr. Krawetz's efforts in ensuring the passage of the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor Memorial Day) Act (Bill 40) through the Saskatchewan legislature; and in promoting awareness throughout the province of the Holodomor's 75th anniversary during 2007 and 2008.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz receives Ukraine's highest honour", Wadena News, Vol. 101 No. 3, January 21, 2009, page 1
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