Louis Ralph "Bud" Sherman (December 24, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the House of Commons of Canada during the 1960s and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1984, serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
Early life and education
The son of Louis Ralph Sherman, archbishop of Rupert's Land, and Caroline Zerelda Gillmor, He was educated at the University of Manitoba. He served with the Canadian Officers' Training Corps in 1947–49, graduating as a first lieutenant. Subsequently, he worked as a broadcaster, journalist, and newspaper editor. In 1955, Sherman married Elizabeth Ann Beaton. In the 1984 federal election, he lost to Liberal incumbent Lloyd Axworthy in the riding of Winnipeg—Fort Garry by just over 2,000 votes. At the time of the election, Sherman listed his profession as "health-care consultant".
Sherman did not seek a return to politics since this time. He later served as vice chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and was partly responsible for developing CRTC policy concerning changes in Canadian telecommunications with the growth of the Internet and broadband services. He retired from the position in 1995.
Later life and death
Sherman supported Conservative candidate Raj Joshi in the riding of Winnipeg South Centre in the 2004 federal election.
In December 2004, he was elected to the board of directors of the Manitoba Major Soccer League. He died at the age of 88 on January 9, 2015, in Winnipeg.