Background
He was born near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, the son of Harry Gordon Turnbull and Ingaborg Swanson, and was educated locally, going on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan.
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Olaf Turnbull
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He represented Elrose from 1960 to 1964 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Company-operative Commonwealth Federation (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) member. Turnbull served on the council for the rural municipality of Kindersley and was also a director and vice-president for the Saskatchewan Farmers" Union. Turnbull was a candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1961.
Turnbull was defeated by George Leith when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1964.
After retiring from politics, he briefly returned to farming and then was hired by the Western Company-operative College of Canada in Saskatoon. Turnbull was executive director for the college from 1972 to 1982.
After retiring from the college, he worked overseas with the Canadian International Development Agency. Turnbull died in Saskatoon at the age of 86.
Membership
He was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Company-operation and Company-operative Development and as Minister of Education.
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Canada