Les Osland

Les Osland
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Churchill
In office
1973–1977
Preceded byGordon Beard
Succeeded byJay Cowan
Personal details
Born(1921-04-04)April 4, 1921
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
DiedMarch 2, 1993(1993-03-02) (aged 71)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party of Manitoba

Les Osland (April 4, 1921 – March 2, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.[1] He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1977, representing the northern riding of Churchill.[2]

Osland's father refused to serve in World War I, and his family was somewhat unpopular in their small prairie town during the 1920s.[citation needed]

He was elected in the provincial election of 1973,[2] defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Andy Champagne by just under 700 votes. He served as a government backbencher for the next four years, and did not seek re-election in 1977.

Osland later served as mayor of Churchill.[3]

His son, Len Osland, is a folk music singer/songwriter in the Yukon.[4] In 1997, the younger Osland released a CD entitled Salty Fingers which included the song "Pop", a tribute to his father.

  1. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Leslie Milton "Les" Osland (1921-1993)".
  2. ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  3. ^ Newman, Roger (April 28, 1979). "Grain key to revival of fading port of Churchill". Globe and Mail. p. 8.
  4. ^ Nuttall, Mark (2004). Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge. p. 1338. ISBN 1579584365. Retrieved 2014-01-17.