Eric Cline
| Eric H. Cline | |
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| MLA for Saskatoon Idylwyld | |
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In office 1991–1995 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Janice MacKinnon |
| MLA for Saskatoon Mount Royal | |
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In office 1995–2003 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| MLA for Saskatoon Massey Place | |
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In office 2003–2007 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Cam Broten |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 12, 1955 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Eric H. Cline (born August 12, 1955) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Idylwyld from 1991 to 1995, Saskatoon Mount Royal from 1995 to 2003, and Saskatoon Massey Place 2003 to 2007. He was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert. Appointed to Cabinet in November 1995, he had responsibility for a number of portfolios including Health, Labour, Finance, Justice, and Industry and Resources. On December 15, 2006, Cline announced his intention to not run in the 2007 election. He continued to serve in Cabinet until May 31, 2007. Cam Broten, subsequently Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP (2012- ) and Leader of the Opposition in the Saskatchewan Lesgislature (2012- ), was elected to replace him as the MLA for Saskatoon Massey Place.
Cline received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Saskatchewan in 1976. He campaigned for the NDP while still a student, finishing third in Regina South in the 1975 provincial election. He subsequently received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan, was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1980, and was a partner in the Saskatoon firm Woloshyn & Co. prior to his 1991 election (Calgary Herald, 9 January 1996).
He was first elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1991 provincial election, winning election in the safe NDP seat of Saskatoon Idylwyld. The New Democrats won a majority government under the leadership of Roy Romanow, and Cline served as a government backbencher. He was re-elected for the new seat of Saskatoon Mount Royal in the 1995 election.
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