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Leonard Joseph Gustafson, PC (November 10, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was a Canadian former politician. 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 was subsequently re-elected in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 elections. 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 has 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 18th, 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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[0-1] "Statement by Robert Kitchen, Member for Souris-Moose Mountain, SK". March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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-'''Leonard Joseph Gustafson''', <small>[[Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (born November 10, 1933) is a [[Canadian]] former politician. Gustafson served in the [[Senate of Canada]] and [[House of Commons of Canada]].
+'''Leonard Joseph Gustafson''', <small>[[Privy Council for Canada|PC]]</small> (November 10, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was a [[Canadian]] former politician. 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 Canadian federal election|1979 general election]] as the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Assiniboia (electoral district)|Assiniboia]], [[Saskatchewan]].
 He was subsequently re-elected in the [[1980 Canadian federal election|1980]], [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984]] and [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 elections]]. Gustafson served as [[parliamentary secretary]] to [[Prime Minister of Canada|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 has sat as a Progressive Conservative and, since February 2004, as a [[Conservative Party of Canada|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 for Canada|Privy Council]] on the advice of Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]].
+Gustafson died on March 18th, 2022 in [[Midale, Saskatchewan]].<ref name="">{{cite news|title=Statement by Robert Kitchen, Member for Souris-Moose Mountain, SK|url=https://www.facebook.com/joel.ashbee/posts/5506051429423317|access-date=March 21, 2022|date=March 21, 2022}}</ref>
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