Eiling Kramer

Eiling Kramer (July 14, 1914 – May 5, 1999) MLA, was an auctioneer, rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.^[1]

Eiling Kramer was born in 1914, the son of Minne Dowe Kramer and Jacobina Kopinga,^[2] in Highworth, Saskatchewan in the North Battleford district. After attending school in Highworth, Eiling worked at a number of jobs, then purchased a ranch where he raised cattle.^[1] In 1944, he married Dorothy Johnston.^[2] He established an auctioneering business in 1949. In 1950, he helped form the Saskatchewan Farmers' Union and served two years as its vice-president.^[1]

He is remembered as one of the most charming and colourful characters to grace Saskatchewan's political scene.^{[citation needed]} Kramer was the longest-serving member in the history of Saskatchewan's Legislative Assembly.^[2] First elected in 1952 as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for The Battlefords, Eiling won re-election in every campaign he contested. He served as a Cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan governments under Woodrow Lloyd and Allan Blakeney, managing portfolios that included the departments of Natural Resources, Co-operation and Co-operatives, and Highways and Transportation.^[1] He was involved with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Sherwood Co-op Association and the Lions and Cosmopolitan Clubs.^{[citation needed]}

Eiling retired from politics in 1980, moving to North Battleford and later Regina, where he died at the age of 84 in 1999.^[1]