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About Sherwin Petersen
- Sherwin Holger Petersen (born May 12, 1953) is a farmer and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- He represented Kelvington-Wadena from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in Rose Valley, Saskatchewan, the son of Orla Peterson and was educated at the Kelsey Institute in Saskatoon.
- Peterson operated a farm in the Rose Valley district.
- In 1973, he married Sharon Ann Wheeler.
- He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Highways and Transportation.
- Peterson was defeated by Kenneth Kluz when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1991.
- After leaving politics, he returned to farming and also operated an air seeder business.
- In 1993, he ran unsuccessfully for the Mackenzie seat in the Canadian House of Commons.Peterson was granted a conditional discharge and ordered to repay $9,285 in the aftermath of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative fraud scandal.
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