Ric Nordman

[2] In the provincial election of 1981 Nordman defeated NDP candidate Max Melnyk by over 1,000 votes to be elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the riding of Assiniboia for the Progressive Conservative Party.

He was narrowly defeated by Liberal Ed Mandrake in the provincial election of 1988,[3] ironically as the Progressive Conservatives won a minority government.

[citation needed] Nordman served in the Canadian Army from 1940 to 1945,[4] reaching the rank of Captain.

Nordman worked as a restaurateur following the war, and eventually operated a number of successful businesses in Manitoba and California.

In 1992, Nordman was awarded the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal by Premier Gary Filmon in recognition of his service to the community.