Oscar Ferdinand Bjornson (February 14, 1906 in Glenboro

Glenboro, Manitoba

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, Manitoba

Manitoba

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 – August 13, 1972) was a politician

Politician

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 in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1959 to 1969.

Bjornson was educated at the Kelvin Technical High School, and worked as an accountant and service manager. He was an officer of Lavoie Motors Ltd. in Lac du Bonnet

Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba

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. He served for fifteen years with Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

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 of Canada, and Ford Motor Company of India

India

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. During World War 2

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, he served as a technical advisor to the government of India.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1959 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1959

Manitoba's general election of May 14, 1959 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin...

, defeating Liberal-Progressive

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 John Ateah by 85 votes in Lac du Bonnet. He was re-elected over Ateah by a greater margin in the 1962 election

Manitoba general election, 1962

Manitoba's general election of December 16, 1962 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a second majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin...

, and defeated Liberal James Desilets by 80 votes in the 1966 election

Manitoba general election, 1966

The Manitoba general election held on June 23, 1966, was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin...

. He served as a backbench supporter of Premiers Dufferin Roblin

Dufferin Roblin

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 and Walter Weir

Walter Weir

Walter C. Weir was a politician who served as the 15th Premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969.Weir was born in High Bluff, Manitoba, and worked as a funeral director. He served as chairman of the Minnedosa Hospital Board from 1955 to 1957, and of the Minnedosa Town Council from 1958 to 1959...

 during his time in office.

Bjornson did not run for re-election in the 1969 election

Manitoba general election, 1969

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, after redistribution significantly changed the Lac du Bonnet riding.