Warner Jorgenson
| Warner Herbert Jorgenson | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher |
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In office June 1957 – April 1968 |
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| Preceded by | René Jutras |
| Succeeded by | Mark Smerchanski |
| MLA for Morris | |
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In office 1969–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Shewman |
| Succeeded by | Clayton Manness |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 March 1918 Canora, Saskatchewan |
| Died | 30 July 2005 (aged 87) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba |
| Spouse(s) | Corrine Ansell ("Pat") |
| Profession | farmer |
| Cabinet | Minister of Government Services and Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (1981) Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1979–1981) Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1978–1979) Minister responsible for Rent Stabilization Board (1978–1981) Minister responsible for Office of Superintendent of Insurance (1978–1981) Government House Leader (1977–1979) Minister Without Portfolio (1977–1978) |
Warner Herbert Jorgenson (26 March 1918 – 30 July 2005) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the federal House of Commons from 1957 to 1968, and as a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1969 to 1981. From 1977 to 1981, he was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Sterling Lyon.
Born in Canora, Saskatchewan, the son of George Jorgenson and Hilma Naslund, Jorgenson attended school at Ste-Elizabeth, Manitoba and Dominion City, Manitoba before becoming a farmer at Ste-Elizabeth.
Jorgenson served overseas with the Canadian Army from 1940 to 1946, and worked as a farmer on returning to Canada. He also served as President of the Riverview Golf and Country Club, and was an Honorary President of the Valley Agricultural Society.
He was first elected to the House of Commons in the general election of 1957, defeating longtime Liberal MP Rene Jutras by 250 votes in the southeastern Manitoba riding of Provencher. In the election of 1958, he was re-elected by a greater margin over Liberal Rene Prefontaine. He was not called to join John Diefenbaker's cabinet, but became parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Agriculture in 1960.
Jorgenson was re-elected in the election of 1962 and the election of 1963, defeating Liberal Stan Roberts on both occasions. In the 1965 election, he defeated Liberal Gordon Barkman by about 1,000 votes. He was defeated in the 1968 election by Mark Smerchanski, a leading organizer in the provincial Liberal party.
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