June Draude (born March 17, 1949) is a Canadian retired politician. She was the

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member of the

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for the constituency of

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. First elected in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

as a

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MLA, she joined the Saskatchewan Party

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upon their formation in 1997. Draude successfully defended her seat in the

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Saskatchewan elections. On November 21, 2007, Draude was appointed Minister of First Nations and Métis Relations and Minister for Northern Affairs under

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Brad Wall Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007, until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history. W ...

. In a

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on May 29, 2009, Draude was appointed Provincial Secretary and Minister Responsible for the

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, the Information Technology Office, and the Public Service Commission. In another cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2010, Draude was named Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women and the Public Service Commission. During her fourth term in office, Draude had to repay $3,600 for a London-based car service she used for personal reasons while in the

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on government business.

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* 1949 births Living people Women government ministers of Canada Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan Women MLAs in Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian women politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs Saskatchewan Party MLAs {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub