Kim Thorson

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Kim Thorson (March 2, 1932 – January 7, 2026) was a Canadian lawyer and politician in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris-Estevan from 1956 to 1960 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1971 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Thorson was born in Macoun, Saskatchewan on March 2, 1932, the son of Miles Thorson (1900–1932) and Mary Ethel Sinclair (1911–2006). Thorson, along with his step-brother, Barney Kuchinka Jr. (1931–2016), his half brother, Darryl Kuchinka, and half sister, Ann Marie, were raised in Macoun by their mother and her second husband, Barney Kuchinka Sr. (1904–1991).

He completed Grade 12 at Macoun, and continued his education at the University of Saskatchewan, where he received a BSc in Agriculture. In 1960, he returned to the University of Saskatchewan, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Law degree.

Law career

Thorson became a Queen's Council in 1972. In 1975, he joined the Law Firm of Griffin and Bekke (later Griffin, Bekke and Thorson). In 1991, he left his practice in Regina to move to Weyburn, where he joined the Firm of Hardy and Thorson (later Thorson and Horner).

Political career

Personal life and death

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