death_place death_date predecessor birth_place successor religion party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation
trenton , ontario 16 april 2011 ted merriman new brunswick gordon wyant christian independent mla for saskatoon northwest 24 october 1949 november 21 , 2007 serge leclerc
 august 31 , 2010 serge leclerc writer , youth counsellor
serge leclerc

serge leclerc -lrb- october 24 , 1949 -- april 16 , 2011 -rrb- was a pardoned canadian ex-criminal , former politician and co-author of the autobiography `` untwisted '' .
he claimed to have been one of the most dangerous drug dealers and gang leaders in canada .
while serving in prison for one of his many convictions , leclerc converted to christianity , and began turning his life around .
his career , aside from politics , consisted of speaking publicly to youth across canada about his life and writing about his own experiences on such topics as drugs and violence .
leclerc graduated from the university of waterloo with an honours degree in sociology with a minor in social work , and with a social work diploma .
he was an associate member of all of the crime stoppers chapters in saskatchewan , and the founder and past director of teen challenge saskatchewan .
leclerc also spoke against the charter of rights and freedoms , stating that it puts the rights of the individual -lrb- criminal -rrb- over the rights of society as a whole .
he was elected to represent the electoral district of saskatoon northwest in the legislative assembly of saskatchewan in the 2007 election , as a member of the saskatchewan party .
