Eiling Kramer (July 14, 1914 – May 5, 1999)
MLA, was an auctioneer, rancher and political figure in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
, Canada.
Eiling Kramer was born in 1914, the son of Minne Dowe Kramer and Jacobina Kopinga,
in
Highworth, Saskatchewan in the North Battleford district. After attending school in Highworth, Eiling worked at a number of jobs, then purchased a ranch where he raised cattle.
In 1944, he married Dorothy Johnston.
He established an auctioneering business in 1949. In 1950, he helped form the
Saskatchewan Farmers' Union and served two years as its vice-president.
He is remembered as one of the most charming and colourful characters to grace Saskatchewan's political scene. Kramer was the longest-serving member in the history of Saskatchewan's Legislative Assembly.
First elected in 1952 as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for
The Battlefords, Eiling won re-election in every campaign he contested. He served as a Cabinet minister in the
New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The ...
governments under
Woodrow Lloyd and
Allan Blakeney
Allan Emrys Blakeney (September 7, 1925April 16, 2011) was the tenth premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP).
Early life and career
Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney took his ...
, managing portfolios that included the departments of Natural Resources, Co-operation and Co-operatives, and
Highways and Transportation.
He was involved with the
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Sherwood Co-op Association and the Lions and Cosmopolitan Clubs.
Eiling retired from politics in 1980, moving to North Battleford and later
Regina, where he died at the age of 84 in 1999.
References
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1914 births
1999 deaths
People from North Battleford
Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs
20th-century Canadian politicians
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
Canadian auctioneers
Canadian ranchers
Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan