Canadian politician

Bryan Harvey Bjarnason (born April 2, 1924) was a real estate and insurance agent and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kelvington from 1964 to 1969 in the Legislative *embly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Dana, Saskatchewan in April 1924, the son of John Helgi Bjarnason and Bjarnina Thorsteinson, both of Icelandic descent, and was educated in Leslie and in Foam Lake. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. In 1947, Bjarnason married Evelyn McVean, who predeceased him in January 2013. He lived in Foam Lake. His election to the provincial *embly in 1967 was declared invalid and he lost the subsequent by-election held in 1969 to Neil Byers.

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