John Gerich (b. 1947
) was a politician in
Saskatchewan
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, Canada,
MLA for
Redberry, and former member of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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. He served as Associate Minister of Economic Development in the Saskatchewan
Progressive Conservative government led by
Grant Devine
Donald Grant Devine (born July 5, 1944) is a Canadian politician who served as the 11th premier of Saskatchewan from 1982 to 1991. He led the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan from 1979 to 1992 and is one of only two leaders of that ...
.
Gerich was involved in the biggest political corruption scandal in Saskatchewan history, in which dummy companies provided receipts for false expense claims.
Alberta
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oilpatch
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References
1947 births
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs
Canadian politicians convicted of fraud
Corruption in Canada
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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