Bob Pringle (politician) explained

Robert Murray Pringle
Birth Date:April 25, 1946
Birth Place:Regina, Saskatchewan
Residence:Saskatoon
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Constituency:Saskatoon Eastview
Term Start:1988
Term End:1998
Predecessor:Ray Martineau
Successor:Judy Junor
Party:New Democratic Party
Office1:City of Saskatoon Councillor
Constituency1:Ward 7
Term Start1:2006
Term End1:2010
Predecessor1:Terry Alm
Successor1:Mairin Loewen
Occupation:Social worker
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Robert Murray "Bob" Pringle (born April 25, 1946 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian politician, who last served as a city councillor for Ward 7 on Saskatoon City Council in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[2] He previously served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Eastview from 1988 to 1998. While in the legislature, he served as Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for Senior's Issues in the government of Roy Romanow.

Pringle has bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from the University of Manitoba. He previously served as the CEO of the Saskatoon Food Bank, and as executive directors of Cosmo Industries, the Saskatoon Housing Coalition, and Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon.[3] He began a five-year term as Saskatchewan's children's advocate starting on January 1, 2011, and as such resigned his seat on city council on December 31, 2010.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Pringle fonds . SAIN Collections . Saskatchewan Archival Information Network . 2012-05-05 .
  2. Web site: Pringle officially resigns seat . https://archive.today/20130118200950/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=4faecccc-ba82-44c8-b3db-718a2e2f3248 . dead . January 18, 2013 . . . December 1, 2010 . 2012-05-05.
  3. Web site: Province taps Pringle as children's advocate . https://archive.today/20130119021156/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/third_page/story.html?id=67e33829-056c-4a0c-ae2e-e388408e07a2 . dead . January 19, 2013 . Hutton . David . Lana Haight . . . November 4, 2010 . 2012-05-05.
  4. Web site: Byelection date for Ward 7 proposed. Hutton. David. The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. December 2, 2010. 2012-05-05. 2013-02-04. https://archive.today/20130204063109/http://blogs.thestarphoenix.com/2010/12/02/byelection-date-for-ward-7-proposed/. dead.