John George Egnatoff, CM (August 18, 1914[1] – August 12, 2005[2]) was an educator and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melfort from 1948 to 1952 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.
He was born near Perdue, Saskatchewan. He worked as a teacher and school administrator in rural Saskatchewan, Nigeria and Saskatoon from 1935 to 1978.[2] He was defeated by Clarence George Willis when he ran for election in the newly created riding of Melfort-Tisdale in 1952.[3] Egnatoff ran for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in 1954.[4] From 1968 to 1975, he was professor and head of the department of educational administration at the University of Saskatchewan.[1] In 1981, he was named to the Order of Canada.[5] Egnatoff died in Saskatoon at the age of 90.[2]
Dr. John G. Egnatoff School in Saskatoon's Erindale neighborhood, along with Egnatoff Crescent & Way in the Silverwood Heights neighborhood were both named in his honour.
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