Ben Sveinson (born August 4, 1945
Sveinson was elected as a school trustee in Seine River in 1986, and re-elected in 1989. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the general election of 1990, beating his nearest opponent by about 1,000 votes in the rural southeastern riding of La Verendrye.
Sveinson was re-elected in 1995 by about 2,000 votes over his nearest opponent.