Lorne Hepworth
Politician, Person
1947 –
Who is Lorne Hepworth?
Lorne Henry Hepworth is a farmer, veterinarian and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Weyburn from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.
He was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan and studied veterinary medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1970, he married Fern Presber. Hepworth operated a farm near Assiniboia and was a veterinarian in Weyburn. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Participation, as Minister of Agriculture, as Minister of Energy and Mines, as Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower, as Minister of Education and as Minister of Finance. He was defeated by Ronald Wormsbecker when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1991.
As of 2006, Hepworth was president of CropLife Canada and lived in Toronto.
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- Born
- Dec 20, 1947
Assiniboia - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Saskatchewan
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on July 23, 2013
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