Herman Harold Rolfes (born July 13, 1936) was a

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educator and politician who has held provincial office, as a former member of the Saskatchewan provincial legislature. He has won a number of significant recognized awards and honours over his lifetime career.

Life before politics

The son of Joseph Rolfes and Josephine Heckmann, he was educated at St. Peter's College, at the Saskatoon Teacher's College and at the

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. He served as principal for a number of elementary schools and as director of guidance for Holy Cross High School in

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. In 1961, Rolfes married Myrna Josephine Hopfner.

Politics

Rolfes was a member of the

, Canada, branch of the

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(CCF), a

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political party, and its successor, the

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(NDP). He was elected

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in the Saskatoon Nutana South

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

to 1975 term and served with

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. Again he was elected for the Saskatoon Buena Vista electoral riding for the

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

until

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when he was re-elected in the same riding again with

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, and served until 1982. Under

he was appointed Minister of Social Services, Minister of Continuing Education and finally as

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

when he was defeated, and

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, PC became the elected

. Herman Rolfes ran and won again in Saskatoon South in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

and

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

. Herman Harold Rolfes was

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or the presiding officer of the

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from 1991 to 1996. Rolfes was a member of the Board of Governors for the

1997-2003. Prior to his political career, he was a teacher in the Saskatchewan Catholic School system, elementary school principal and high school counsellor. He has also been a former appointed Saskatchewan Minister of Social Services, Saskatchewan Minister of Continuing Education, and Saskatchewan Minister of Health.

References

External links

Government Relations , Office of Protocol and Honours

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