Nettie Wiebe
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Canada
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professor, born January 22, 1949. She grew up near Warman, Saskatchewan
Warman, Saskatchewan
-History:The town of Warman was born when the Canadian National Railway running from Humboldt to North Battleford intersected with the Canadian Pacific Railway running from Regina to Prince Albert. This took place in the fall of 1904....
. She has a BA
Bachelor of Arts
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and MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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in Philosophy from the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
and a Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
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in Philosophy from the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
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Wiebe first became widely known as the Women's President from 1988–1994 and the President and CEO from 1995-1998 of the National Farmers Union
National Farmers Union (Canada)
The National Farmers Union of Canada is an organization set up by Canadian farmers. It is headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is descended from the United Farmers of Canada which was a loose federation of militant farmers' organizations...
. During her term she vocally defended the role of the Canadian Wheat Board in the marketing of prairie grains.
In 2001, Wiebe sought the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...
(and by implication, the office of Premier of Saskatchewan
Premier of Saskatchewan
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, as the party was in government at the time), following the retirement of then premier and party leader Roy Romanow
Roy Romanow
Roy John Romanow, PC, OC, QC, SOM is a Canadian politician and the 12th Premier of Saskatchewan ....
. For the first time in Saskatchewan, the NDP utilized One Member One Vote as its means of selecting a leader rather than a delegated leadership convention
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership conventions
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. Wiebe ran on the most explicitly left-wing
Left-wing politics
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platform of the major contenders, and placed third behind Chris Axworthy
Chris Axworthy
Christopher S. Axworthy is a Canadian politician.After teaching law at the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie Law School, Chris Axworthy came to Saskatoon in 1984 as the founding Executive Director of the and as a Professor of Law at the University of Saskatchewan...
and the eventual winner, Lorne Calvert
Lorne Calvert
Lorne Albert Calvert, MLA was the 13th Premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert, was the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter.In 1975, Calvert married Betty Sluzalo of Perdue, Saskatchewan. After attending...
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Wiebe chose not to run for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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in the subsequent 2003 provincial election. However, she did run, unsuccessfully, as the federal New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
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candidate in the 2004 federal election
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in the riding of Saskatoon—Humboldt
Saskatoon—Humboldt
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, against Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
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candidate Brad Trost
Brad Trost
Bradley Ryan "Brad" Trost is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Saskatoon—Humboldt....
, Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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candidate Patrick Wolfe, and incumbent independent Jim Pankiw
Jim Pankiw
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. In what was the closest four-way race in the country, Wiebe placed second, with only 417 fewer votes than the winner, Brad Trost
Brad Trost
Bradley Ryan "Brad" Trost is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Saskatoon—Humboldt....
, and only 18 more votes than Wolfe (the third place candidate).
In the 2006 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, Wiebe ran as the NDP candidate in the riding of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:...
, but lost to incumbent Conservative Carol Skelton
Carol Skelton
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Wiebe is currently a professor of church and society at St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She was once again the NDP candidate in Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar in the 2008 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
, but was narrowly defeated by Kelly Block
Kelly Block
Kelly Block is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar in the 2008 Canadian federal election. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Block was appointed to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee and the Access to Information,...
. She was considered a potential candidate for the 2009 Saskatchewan NDP leadership convention, following Calvert's resignation on October 17, 2008. Wiebe later announced she would not run for the provincial leadership and instead focus on federal politics. On September 9, 2009 she was re-nominated as the NDP candidate for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar for the next federal election.
Electoral record
Source: Elections Canada - Official Voting ResultsExternal links
- Nettie Wiebe
- Nettie Wiebe bio on the St. Andrew's College, University of Saskatchewan website.
- National Farmers Union website