Neal Herbert Hardy
Neal Herbert Hardy SOM (born 1934)[1] is a Canadian businessman and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kelsey-Tisdale from 1980 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.
He was born in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan and worked for the Canadian National Railway, as well as owning and operating several businesses.[1] Hardy was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1980 by-election[2] held after John Rissler Messer resigned his seat.[3] He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of the Environment and as Minister of Rural Development.[4] Hardy was defeated by Andrew Renaud when he ran for reelection in 1991.[2] He served on the council for the rural municipality of Hudson Bay and was president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities[1] from 2002 to 2005. In 2009, he was named chairperson of the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency board of directors.[4]
He was appointed a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2023.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Neal Hardy fonds". Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-08-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Jack Messer leaves political arena". Leader-Post. Regina. October 27, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ a b "Neal Hardy Appointed Chairperson of Sama Board". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ Goldsworthy, Nicole (2023-10-10). "Hudson Bay's Neal Hardy receives Order of Merit". sasktoday.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-02.