Oscar Lathlin

Oscar Lathlin (May 20, 1947 – November 1, 2008) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Gary Doer.

He subsequently returned to his community, and worked as a band manager of The Pas Band. He was named executive director of the Swampy Cree Tribal Council in 1979, and was elected chief of The Pas Band in 1985. He also worked as an advisor to the Native Teacher Education Program, served on various committees of the Assembly of First Nations and was a senior advisor for the federal government of Canada on a variety of subjects.

Death On November 2, 2008, the Winnipeg Free Press reported that Lathlin had died early that morning. It was later revealed that Lathlin had died on the evening of November 1 at his cabin near The Pas, Manitoba.

He was succeeded by Frank Whitehead in a by-election on March 24, 2009. Following Whitehead's resignation from the legislature in 2014, Lathlin's daughter Amanda Lathlin won the resulting by-election.