Terence James Sargeant (born May 19, 1946) is a former Canadian politician and administrator. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Selkirk—Interlake from 1979 to 1984.

Born in Melbourne, Australia,^[1] Sargeant was a public policy consultant, personnel administrator, and office manager by career.^{[citation needed]} He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts in 1967.^[1]

He represented the Manitoba riding of Selkirk—Interlake at which he was elected in the 1979 federal election^[2] and he was re-elected in the 1980 election.^[3] He lost his seat in the 1984 election to Felix Holtmann of the Progressive Conservative Party.^[4]

Following his defeat, Sargeant left national politics. In 1985, he became the director of research, planning, and development services for Manitoba's Northern Affairs Department.^[5]

In 1988, he sought to replace Howard Pawley as the MLA for Selkirk in the general election that year^[6] but was defeated by Liberal Candidate Gwen Charles by 184 votes.

Sargeant earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Manitoba and was called to the Manitoba Bar in June 2000. He served on the university's board of governors for nine years.^[1]

Sargeant was the chair of the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission and the Appeal Commission of the Workers' Compensation Board.^[1][7] He also served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba and he served on the board of the Winnipeg Folk Festival.^[1]

In 2011, Sargeant was awarded an LL.D. (honoris causa) from the University of Manitoba.^[1]

• Terry Sargeant – Parliament of Canada biography

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