He was born to a Mennonite family[citation needed] in Winnipeg. His parents were Henry and Justina Pankratz. Before entering politics, he worked as a farmer. On August 24, 1961, he married Dolores Jean and had two children with her: Kevin Blair and Jillayne Fay.[3]
Pankratz was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1986, defeating Walter McDowell of the NDP by almost 2,000 votes.[4] In the 1988 election, he defeated Liberal C.E. Goertzen by over 1,400 votes as the Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government under Gary Filmon.[5]
Pankratz was not appointed to cabinet, but served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Economic Development.[6] He retired from the legislature at the calling of the 1990 provincial election, and has not returned to political life since this time.[1] He now owns a recreational vehicle dealership in the Steinbach area.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abc"MLA Biographies - Living" 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine (4 November 2009). The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 12/19/2010.
^"City of Steinbach" (21 November 2010). Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 12/18/2010.
^Normandin, P.G.; A. Léopold Normandin (1990). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Canada, p.589
helmut, pankratz, born, october, 1937, retired, canadian, politician, from, manitoba, pankratz, served, mayor, steinbach, from, 1981, 1986, from, 1986, 1990, represented, electoral, district, verendrye, progressive, conservative, party, legislative, assembly, . Helmut Pankratz born October 10 1937 1 is a retired Canadian politician from Manitoba Pankratz served as mayor of Steinbach from 1981 to 1986 2 From 1986 to 1990 he represented the electoral district of La Verendrye for the Progressive Conservative Party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 1 He was born to a Mennonite family citation needed in Winnipeg His parents were Henry and Justina Pankratz Before entering politics he worked as a farmer On August 24 1961 he married Dolores Jean and had two children with her Kevin Blair and Jillayne Fay 3 Pankratz was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1986 defeating Walter McDowell of the NDP by almost 2 000 votes 4 In the 1988 election he defeated Liberal C E Goertzen by over 1 400 votes as the Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government under Gary Filmon 5 Pankratz was not appointed to cabinet but served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Economic Development 6 He retired from the legislature at the calling of the 1990 provincial election and has not returned to political life since this time 1 He now owns a recreational vehicle dealership in the Steinbach area 7 References edit a b c MLA Biographies Living Archived 2014 03 30 at the Wayback Machine 4 November 2009 The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Retrieved 12 19 2010 City of Steinbach 21 November 2010 Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 12 18 2010 Normandin P G A Leopold Normandin 1990 Canadian Parliamentary Guide Gale Canada p 589 Normandin P G 1988 The Canadian parliamentary guide p 840 Normandin 1990 p 596 Legislative Reports 6 December 2010 Canadian Parliamentary Review Retrieved 12 19 2010 BBB Reliability Report for Holiday R V Centre 2010 Better Business Bureau Retrieved 12 19 2010 nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helmut Pankratz amp oldid 1192523524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
