Studies at University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan. Experience in business, agriculture, law and broadcasting, as well as federal and provincial politics. 1974, elected federal constituency of Assiniboia, Parliament of Canada; 1980s, leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party; 1986, elected member, Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly; 1993, MP, Regina-Wascana (now Wascana), House of Commons; Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; 1997 and 2000, re-elected; 1997-2002, Minister of Natural Resources; 2002, Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; Minister of Public Works and Government Services; 2003, Minister of Finance, 2004, reappointed; regional political responsibilities for Saskatchewan and the North. Other responsibilities: formerly, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians; Minister responsible, Canadian Wheat Board, Communication Canada, and the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution.