He returned to the Steinbach area after graduation, and worked as a real estate broker and farmer.
[4] In his first term, he served as a backbench MLA supporting the Progressive Conservative government of Sterling Lyon.
[5] Following the redistribution of provincial electoral districts for the 1990 election, Driedger ran in the riding of Steinbach; he once again won without any difficulty.
He lost his position as government services minister on February 5, 1991, and on September 10, 1993, was transferred from highways and transportation to the Ministry of Natural Resources.
[1] He supported Jean Charest's bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1993 (Winnipeg Free Press, 12 June 1993).