Carol Teichrob

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1939–2022)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Carol Teichrob | honorific_suffix = [[Executive Council of Saskatchewan|ECS]] | image =  | caption = | constituency_AM = [[River Heights, Saskatoon]] | assembly = | majority = | term_start = 1991 | term_end = 1995 | predecessor = | successor = | constituency_AM1 = [[Saskatoon Meewasin]] | assembly1 = | majority1 = | term_start1 = 1995 | term_end1 = 1999 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = [[Carolyn Jones (politician)|Carolyn Jones]] | birth_name = Carol Sproxton | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|8|27}} | birth_place = [[Carrot River, Saskatchewan]], Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|12|18|1939|08|27}} | death_place = [[Prince George, British Columbia]], Canada | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | citizenship = | alma_mater = | occupation = Farming operation | term = | party = | spouse = Donald P. Teichrob | partner = | children = | relations = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Carol Teichrob''' (née '''Sproxton'''; August 27, 1939 – December 18, 2022) was a [[Saskatchewan]] [[politician]], [[Members of the Legislative Assembly|member of the legislative assembly]] (MLA) for eight years. She was an agricultural producer for 35 years, and also served as councillor and reeve of the [[Rural Municipality]] (RM) of [[Corman Park No. 344, Saskatchewan|Corman Park]] ten years.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZxmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Teichrob,+carol%22+1939|title = Who's who in the West|year = 2004|isbn = 9780837909356}}</ref>

==Biography==

===Marriage and children=== Teichrob and her husband Donald have three children, as well as seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.<ref name="elections">{{Citation|last=Government of Saskatchewan |title=Board Member Biographies - Health - |year=2007 |url=http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/saskatoon-bios |accessdate=2008-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204120656/http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/saskatoon-bios |archivedate=December 4, 2008 }} </ref>

Teichrob died in [[Prince George, British Columbia]] on December 18, 2022.<ref name="obit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arbormemorial.ca/sands-duncan/obituaries/carol-teichrob/96601|title=Carol Teichrob | Obituary | Sharing Memories|website=www.arbormemorial.ca}}</ref>

===Political career===

Teichrob became a [[Members of the Legislative Assembly|member of the legislative assembly]] (MLA) first representing the [[List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts#Former electoral districts|former electoral districts]] of [[River Heights, Saskatoon]] 1991–1995. Teichrob ([[New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] party) represented [[Saskatoon Meewasin]] in the [[1995 Saskatchewan general election]] held June 21, 1995.<ref name="elections1">{{Citation| last =Government of Saskatchewan| title =Elections Saskatchewan| year =2008| url =http://www.elections.sk.ca/history.php#provincialvotesummaries| accessdate =2008-12-15| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20090313070432/http://www.elections.sk.ca/history.php#provincialvotesummaries| archivedate =2009-03-13}} </ref> Teichrob was the incumbent for [[Saskatoon Meewasin]] in the [[1999 Saskatchewan general election]] held September 16, 1999. Teichrob retired and [[Carolyn Jones (politician)|Carolyn Jones]] became the new MLA.<ref name="elections"/> Carol Teichrob was a former Saskatchewan NDP MLA and Cabinet Minister, who [[List of Canadian politicians who have switched parties#New Democratic Party to Tories .28Progressive Conservatives.2FConservatives.2FCanadian Alliance.29|switched parties]] to become a Conservative Party supporter.

[[Premier]] [[Roy Romanow]] thanked Teichrob on March 31, 1999 for her contributions to the province of Saskatchewan. As Education minister (1991) she energised [[Saskatchewan Communications Network|Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN)]], and was instrumental in the formation of Saskatchewan's Francophone school system. In 1995 as Minister of Municipal Government, she helped implement the Northern Roundtable dialog and brought the local assessments up to date across Saskatchewan. She assisted the provincial Arts Board to come to fruition.<ref>{{Citation |last=Government of Saskatchewan |title=PREMIER THANKS TEICHROB FOR SERVICE - |url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=15651815-8a45-48e1-869c-8abaf27aa08b |accessdate=2008-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124173542/http://gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=15651815-8a45-48e1-869c-8abaf27aa08b |archivedate=2010-11-24 }} </ref> Teichrob increased revenue and decreased administrative costs by contracting the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) under the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC).<ref>{{Citation |last=Government of Saskatchewan |title=TEICHROB ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO LOTTERY AGREEMENT |url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=d6a513b9-3c25-4a51-a457-d78289004c9e |accessdate=2008-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611004510/http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=d6a513b9-3c25-4a51-a457-d78289004c9e |archivedate=2011-06-11 }} </ref>

==Party switch== Teichrob joined the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) youth party at a young age of 13.<ref name="Burton">{{Citation|last=Burton |first=Randy |title=Disaffection prompted Teichrob's move |newspaper=The StarPhoenix |date=April 24, 2008 |url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=2f2a70ac-7f1f-43c4-9151-8e1759d48c86 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105190201/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=2f2a70ac-7f1f-43c4-9151-8e1759d48c86 |archivedate=November 5, 2012 }} </ref> During the fall of 2007, she was the co-chair for the NDP's provincial campaign. In the spring of 2008, she supported a SHRA colleague, Kelly Block, [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] candidate running in the federal riding of [[Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar|Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar]].<ref name="Burton"/>

==Community work== Teichrob has been active as a director for a number of organisations including the [[Farm Credit Corporation]], the [[Canadian Federation of Agriculture]] and the [[Saskatchewan Research Council]]. She belonged to the [[University of Saskatchewan|University of Saskatchewan Senate]] and the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="SHRA"/> {{quote box | quote = The arts are people programs. Concerts, exhibitions, plays, gallery openings, readings, craft fairs, children's festivals and film screenings are all opportunities for people to come together to experience creative ideas, learn about themselves and others and use this experience in their own lives which in turn contributes to the growth and development of the province. Art makes a difference in how we think about our world, it enriches and enhances our daily lives. For 50 years the Arts Board has made a contribution to this process. | source = —Carol Teichrob; 50th anniversary of the passage of The Arts Board Act, 1949.<ref>{{Citation|last=Saskatchewan Arts Board |title=1998-99 ANNUAL REPORT |year=1999 |url=http://www.artsboard.sk.ca/pdf/story_annual19981999.pdf |accessdate=2008-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810050101/http://www.artsboard.sk.ca/pdf/story_annual19981999.pdf |archivedate=August 10, 2007 }} </ref> | width = 50% | align = right }}

==Awards== Teichrob was the recipient of the YWCA Woman of the Year award in the Business category. She also received the Golden Wheel award for Industry and Commerce from the Rotary Club in 1990.<ref name="SHRA">{{Citation |last=Saskatoon Health Region |title=Saskatoon Health Region Our Governing Body |year=2002–2008 |url=http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/about_us/governing_body.htm |accessdate=2008-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106140916/http://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/about_us/governing_body.htm |archivedate=2009-01-06 }} </ref>

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