Editing Colin Thatcher (section)

==Political career==
After his father's death in 1971, Thatcher cultivated his own interest in politics. In 1975, he won the provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of Thunder Creek as a Liberal, but he defected to the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Progressive Conservatives]] two years later.<ref>{{cite news |title=IN DEPTH Colin Thatcher Timeline |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/thatcher_colin/ |access-date=27 October 2022 |publisher=CBC |date=November 30, 2006}}</ref> Thatcher served from 1982 to 1983 as the [[Executive Council of Saskatchewan|Minister of Energy]] in the government of Premier [[Grant Devine]]. On January 17, 1983, Thatcher resigned his portfolio, citing family and financial reasons.<ref>[https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1984/10/15/a-murder-case-goes-public A murder case goes public.] Macleans</ref>