Saul Cherniack

Politician, Person

1917 –

72

Who is Saul Cherniack?

Saul Mark Cherniack, PC CM OM QC is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. He is also a member of the Privy Council, the Order of Canada and the Order of Manitoba.

Cherniack's father, Joseph Alter Cherniack, was a prominent member of Winnipeg's Jewish community and leading supporter of the Independent Labour Party and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the city's north end. His mother was Fannie Golden. Cherniack is related to David Orlikow.

Cherniack was educated at the University of Manitoba, and was active in the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and in the Jewish community of Winnipeg. He began practising law in 1940. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the Royal Canadian Artillery and then in the Intelligence Corps of the Canadian Army as a Japanese language specialist, reaching the rank of captain. After the war, he practised as a barrister and solicitor.

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Born
Jan 10, 1917
Manitoba
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • University of Manitoba

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on July 23, 2013

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