JoAnne Buth explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
JoAnne L. Buth
Term Start:January 6, 2012
Term End:August 10, 2014
Birth Date:23 May 1954
Birth Place:British Columbia, Canada
Party:Conservative
Office:Senator from Manitoba
Nominator:Stephen Harper
Appointed:David Johnston
Predecessor:Sharon Carstairs
Successor:Patricia Bovey
Nationality:Canadian

JoAnne L. Buth (born May 23, 1954) is a retired Canadian politician. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Governor General David Johnston on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper on January 6, 2012, replacing the retired Sharon Carstairs. She sat as a Conservative.[1] She retired from the Senate on August 10, 2014[2] in order to become CEO of the Canadian International Grains Institute, a group that promotes Canadian field crops.[3]

She has a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Winnipeg and a Master of Science in entomology from the University of Manitoba.[4]

Buth's background in agriculture includes stints as a research and development manager with DowElanco Canada and as an information officer for the federal agriculture department's research station in Winnipeg. More recently she worked in Carman, Manitoba as a manager and weed management specialist in Manitoba's provincial ministry of agriculture. Prior to her Senate appointment, she was president of the Canola Council of Canada, a lobby group for the canola industry.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buth in Senate on Jan 31 . 23 January 2012 . Saskatoonhomepage.ca . 23 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030423/http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/buth-in-senate-on-jan-31/itemid_23 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Honourable JoAnne Buth retired August 10, 2014 . 2014-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814034234/http://senatorbuth.ca/The_Honourable_JoAnne_Buth_retired_August_10,_2014.html . 2014-08-14 . dead.
  3. Web site: Conservative Senator JoAnne Buth resigns. 3 June 2014.
  4. News: Prest . Ashley . June 4, 2014 . ‘One last kick’ at agriculture . live . . Winnipeg, Manitoba . https://web.archive.org/web/20240102170455/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2014/06/04/one-last-kick-at-agriculture . January 2, 2024 . January 2, 2024.
  5. News: Harper names Canola Council chief to Senate. January 6, 2012. Manitoba Co-operator. January 7, 2012.