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economist politician

Grant DEVINE, Canadian politician, farmer and agricultural economist, was the 11th Premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.

Background

DEVINE, Grant was born in 1944 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Education

University of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ohio State.

Career

Adviser to Food Prices Review Board and Province Govts. Graduate Assistant, Ohio State University 1972-1976. Association Professor Agriculture, Economics University of Sask 1975-1979; Honorary Faculty President, College, of Agriculture 1978. Leader, Progressive Conservative Party of Sask. since 1979. Member of the Legislative Assembly for Estevan since 1982.

Premier of Sask. 1982-1986, since 1986, also Min. of Agriculture since 1985. Professional.

Achievements

  • Member of American Economic Association, American Marketing Association, American Association Consumer Research, Canadian Agriculture Economic Society (recipient Certified of Merit, Vanier award 1983), Consumers Association Can.

Membership

American Economics Association, American Marketing Association, American Consumer Research, Canadian Agriculture Economics Society, Consumers’ Association, Canada.

Interests

  • Golf, skiing, baseball.

Connections

Married Chantal Guillaume in 1966.

Spouse:
Chantal Guillaume