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Jennissen was born in Slek-Echt , in the district of Limburg in the Netherlands. His family emigrated to Selnac , Saskatchewan in 1952, where his father worked as a farmer. Jennissen graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1966 with degrees in Arts and Education, and received a Master of Arts degree in Communication in 1969. He taught English at Rose Valley High School in Saskatchewan for three years, and worked for Frontier Collegiate Institute from 1972 to 1994. He has also been involved in several peace and justice organizations operating in the third world.

Jennissen became involved in the New Democratic Party in the early 1960s, after hearing Tommy DouglasThomas Clement Douglas ( October 20, 1904 February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister, politician, and premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. He was a leading figure in the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a left-wing po speak in Saskatchewan. He continued his NDP affiliation after moving to Manitoba.

In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, Jennissen was elected to the Manitoba legislature for the northern Manitoba riding of Flin Flon, defeating Progressive ConservativeThe Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is currently the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The origins of the party lie at the end of the nineteenth centu Scott Merrell by 2732 votes to 2017. He was re-elected by a wider margin in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, and received over 73% of the riding's total votes in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U. Jennissen was the NDP critic for Highways and Transportation between 1995 and 1999, but was not appointed to cabinet when the NDP formed government in 1999.

In 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri, Jennissen was appointed to the Manitoba Hydro Board .