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About Lorne McLaren
- Lorne Aubrey McLaren (August 17, 1928 – January 4, 2009) is a former political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Yorkton from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan.
- McLaren was hired by Morris Rod Weeder Co, a farm implement manufacturing company, and worked his way up to become company president.
- He was also chairperson for the Prairie Implement Manufacturers Association.
- McLaren served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour.
- From 1986 to 1991, he was government caucus chair.
- McLaren was later found to be a central figure in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative fraud scandal and served three and a half years in prison for fraud, theft and breach of trust.
- He died at the Regina General Hospital at the age of 80.
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