Donald William Cody
Donald William "Don" Cody (b. March 28, 1936[1]) is a business owner and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Watrous from 1971 to 1975 and Kinistino from 1978 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
He was born in Pilger, Saskatchewan, the son of Edward Cody and Rosella Wirtz,[1] and was educated there. Cody then worked as a telegraph operator for the Canadian Pacific Railway.[2] In 1961, he married Joan Eileen Germsheid. From 1963 to 1967, he worked as a claims adjuster for Saskatchewan Government Insurance in Regina. Then, Cody was claims examiner and Saskatchewan claims supervisor for Co-op Insurance Services Ltd.[1]
Cody was defeated by John Lane when he ran for the Qu'Appelle seat in the provincial assembly in 1975.[3] He served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Co-operation and Co-operative Development and as Minister of Telephones. He was defeated by Bernard Boutin when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1982.[1]
After leaving politics, Cody moved to Prince Albert, where he became the owner of Buns Master Bakery. From 1994 to 2003, he was mayor of Prince Albert.[1] He also served as chair of the board for Saskatchewan Government Insurance.[2]
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