Rodney S. Clement

Rodney Stewart Clement (September 30, 1919 – March 9, 1969) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1966 to 1968. Initially elected as an Independent, Clement ended his career as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party.

Clement was born in Russell, Manitoba, and educated at Binscarth. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1945, saw action in World War II, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) award. He later worked as a farmer, rancher, and automobile and implement dealer. He also remained active as a pilot, and operated the first privately owned helicopter in Manitoba. Clement was a member of the United Church of Canada.

Clement was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 election for the riding of Russell as an Independent, supporting the coalition government of Douglas L. Campbell.

He was re-elected in the 1953 election as an Independent Liberal-Progressive. He was endorsed by the official Liberal-Progressive Party during the election, and promised to affiliate with "some political party" at some point in the next legislative session. Clement eventually became a full member of the Liberal-Progressive Party, and was narrowly re-elected under this party's banner in the 1958 election for the new riding of Birtle-Russell.

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