He was born in Saltcoats, Saskatchewan. McLaren was hired by Morris Rod Weeder Co, a farm implement manufacturing company, and worked his way up to become company president. He was also chairperson for the Prairie Implement Manufacturers Association. McLaren served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour. From 1986 to 1991, he was government caucus chair. McLaren was later found to be a central figure in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative fraud scandal and served three and a half years in prison for fraud, theft and breach of trust.[1] He died at the Regina General Hospital at the age of 80.[2]
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^ ab"McLaren, Lorne Aubrey (1928–)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
^ ab"Former Sask. minister who went to prison over fraud scheme dies". CBC News. January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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lorne, mclaren, lorne, aubrey, mclaren, august, 1928, january, 2009, former, political, figure, saskatchewan, represented, yorkton, from, 1982, 1991, legislative, assembly, saskatchewan, progressive, conservative, born, saltcoats, saskatchewan, mclaren, hired,. Lorne Aubrey McLaren August 17 1928 1 January 4 2009 2 is a former political figure in Saskatchewan He represented Yorkton from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative He was born in Saltcoats Saskatchewan McLaren was hired by Morris Rod Weeder Co a farm implement manufacturing company and worked his way up to become company president He was also chairperson for the Prairie Implement Manufacturers Association McLaren served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour From 1986 to 1991 he was government caucus chair McLaren was later found to be a central figure in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative fraud scandal and served three and a half years in prison for fraud theft and breach of trust 1 He died at the Regina General Hospital at the age of 80 2 References edit a b McLaren Lorne Aubrey 1928 Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan Retrieved 2012 08 30 a b Former Sask minister who went to prison over fraud scheme dies CBC News January 6 2009 Retrieved 2012 08 30 nbsp This article about a Saskatchewan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorne McLaren amp oldid 1134719801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
