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Goodale was raised on a farm near Wilcox , Saskatchewan, and had lived in the province for his entire life, attending the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan.

Active in politics from a young age, he was first elected to the Parliament of Canada in the 1974 election at the age of twenty-four. He served as backbench MP until 1981, when he left federal politics to become the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.

He led that party to a very poor showing in the 1982 provincial election, in whih the party received few votes and won no seats in the provincial legislature. The party bounced back under his leadership to win almost 10% of the vote in the 1986 provincial election, but only Goodale was elected to the legislature.

Goodale resigned as leader in to run for the federal Liberal Party in the 1988 election. Goodale spent five years in the private sector before will election to the federal parliament in the 1993 electionThe 1993 Canadian federal election which took place on October 25th, 1993, was one of the most eventful in Canadian history. While Canada's traditional ruling party, the Liberals, was returned to power, the equally old Progressive Conservative Party was a. As a member of the new Chretien government, Goodale was named Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

In 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t, he became the Minister of Natural ResourcesMinister of Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Canada is the minister responsible for Natural Resources Canada. As of April 2004, the Minister of Natural Resources is John Efford. See also List of Canadian Ministers of Natural Resources.. Goodale maintained a reputation of being honest, and in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, he was named Minister of Public Works and Government ServicesIn the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Public Works and Government Services is responsible for overseeing the federal government's "common service organization" ( Public Works and Government Services Canada), an expansive department responsible for the. The Department of Public Works and Government Services had been plagued by scandals.

A close ally of Paul Martin, Jr., Goodale was rewarded with the extremely important role of Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister when Martin became Prime MinisterAlternate meaning: Prime Minister (band #A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively #A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or sem on December 12, 2003.