Alfred Gleave

Alfred Pullen Gleave
Member of Parliament
for Saskatoon—Biggar
In office
June 25, 1968 – May 9, 1974
Preceded byfirst member, riding created in 1966
Succeeded byRay Hnatyshyn
Personal details
Born(1911-06-06)June 6, 1911
Embro, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 19, 1999(1999-08-19) (aged 88)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNDP
SpouseMarry May [1]
Residence(s)Swanson, Saskatchewan, Canada
ProfessionFarmer, Seed Grower

Alfred Pullen Gleave (June 6, 1911 – August 19, 1999) was a Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Biggar, Canada from 25 June 1968 to 9 May 1974. He was a farmer and grain grower, and became an outspoken agricultural advocate. He was born in Ontario, educated in one room school houses of Saskatchewan. Turning 19 at the start of the 1930s, he understood the many difficulties farmers faced during this era of drought and Depression. He also lived through farming advances, technological changes and industrial revolution of the 1940s and 1950s which followed World War II. In the early 20th century, Gleave helped to establish many varied agricultural organizations. As a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he became a Member of Parliament on two occasions. Gleave served as an Agriculture Committee member. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ House of Commons, Library of Parliament. "PARLINFO – Parliamentarian File – Federal Experience – GLEAVE Alfred Pullen". Retrieved 2007-04-23.