Eldon Lautermilch

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1949–2026)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]] | honorific_suffix = [[Executive Council of Saskatchewan|ECS]] | name = Eldon Lautermilch | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|9|9}} | birth_place = [[Lafleche, Saskatchewan]], Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|2|9|1949|9|9}} | death_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada | office1 = [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan|MLA]] for [[Prince Albert Duck Lake]] | term_start1 = 1986 | term_end1 = 1991 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = riding dissolved | office2 = [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan|MLA]] for [[Prince Albert Northcote]] | term_start2 = 1991 | term_end2 = November 20, 2007 | predecessor2 = first member | successor2 = [[Darcy Furber]] | party = [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] | occupation = }}

'''Eldon Floyd Lautermilch''' (September 9, 1949 – February 9, 2026) was a Canadian provincial politician.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The Canadian Parliamentary Guide|author=Canada. Parliament|date=1992|publisher=Gale Canada|issn=0315-6168|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FQfwAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> He was the [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] for the constituency of [[Prince Albert Northcote]].<ref name=cbc2003>{{Cite web |url= http://www.cbc.ca/saskvotes2003/riding/026/ |title=Saskatchewan Votes 2003 |work=CBC |accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref>

==Life and career== Lautermilch was first elected in 1986 and was re-elected in subsequent elections in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003.<ref name="pah" />

He was appointed to the cabinet in 1992, and held several portfolios including Energy and Mines, Rural Development, Economic and Co-operative Development, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Forestry, Minister of Highways and Transportation, and Government House Leader.<ref name="cbc2003" /><ref name="pah" /><ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/weyerhaeuser-lays-off-another-300-employees-1.579764 |title=Weyerhaeuser lays off another 300 employees |work= CBC news|date=October 3, 2006 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref>

Lautermilch won the 2003 election by more than 1600 votes.<ref name="cbc2003" />

He did not run in the 2007 election.<ref name="pah">{{Cite news |url= http://www.paherald.sk.ca/Living/World/2007-05-24/article-182081/MLA-Eldon-Lautermilch-will-not-seek-re-election/1 |title=MLA Eldon Lautermilch will not seek re-election |work=The Prince Albert Daily Herald|date=May 24, 2007 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref>

Lautermilch died of complications from [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] (ALS) on February 9, 2026, at the age of 76.<ref>[https://paherald.sk.ca/former-colleagues-remember-longtime-prince-albert-northcote-mla-eldon-lautermilch/ Former colleagues remember longtime Prince Albert Northcote MLA Eldon Lautermilch]</ref><ref>[https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/regina/obituaries/eldon-floyd-lautermilch/155902.html Eldon Floyd Lautermilch]</ref>

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