John Solomon

John Lewis Solomon (born May 23, 1950) is a Canadian public servant and former politician. From 2001 until 2008, he was chair of Saskatchewan's Workers' Compensation Board. He was previously a provincial and federal politician.

Biography

Born in Dauphin, Manitoba,

Solomon served as Provincial Secretary for the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, as executive assistant in the Allan Blakeney government and a corporate planner with SaskTel prior to his election in 1979.

He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for three terms for the riding of Regina North West, and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1993 federal election. Solomon served as whip for the NDP in the House of Commons from 1996 to 2000.

Solomon served as fulltime chair of the Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board from 2001 to 2008 and has served as a board director for Tiberius Gold Corp and Conexus Credit Union after earning his professional Chartered Director's designation from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.