Donald Leonard Faris was a United Church minister and Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 provincial politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. He was the New Democrat member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 for the constituency of Arm River

Arm River (electoral district)

Arm River was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was located in south central Saskatchewan. It was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908...

, from 1971 until 1978. As representative of the Arm River riding, he was preceded by Liberal Wilbert McIvor

Wilbert McIvor

Wilbert McIvor was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Arm River, from 1967 until 1971. As representative of the Arm River riding, he was preceded by Progressive Conservative party leader Martin Pederson...

 and followed by Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....

 Gerald Stanley Muirhead

Gerald Stanley Muirhead

Gerald Stanley Muirhead was a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Arm River, from 1978 until 1995. As representative of the Arm River riding, he was preceded by New Democrat Donald Leonard...

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Faris was Minister of Continuing Education from 1976 to 1978, and Minister of Education from 1977 to 1978.