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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1909–1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
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| birth_date          = August 26, 1909
| birth_place         = [[Bessarabia]], [[Russian Empire]] (now [[Moldova]])
| death_date          = April 21, 1998 (aged 88)
| death_place         = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada
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'''Joseph Thauberger''' (August 26, 1909 – April 21, 1998) was a Canadian politician. Born in [[Bessarabia]] (now [[Moldova]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/thauberger_joseph_1909-98.html |title=THAUBERGER, JOSEPH (1909–98) |author=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |accessdate=November 16, 2015}}</ref> he emigrated to Canada from Russia with his parents, Andreas Thauberger and Maria Eva (née Bähr) in 1911.

In the [[1972 Canadian federal election|1972 federal election]], Thauberger ran for the [[Social Credit Party of Canada]] in the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Regina—Qu'Appelle|Qu'Appelle]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He placed last in a field of four candidates, with 839 votes (3.1% of the total).

Joseph Thauberger helped establish the [[Canada Party]] in the early 1990s to promote a policy of nationalism and [[monetary reform]]. He became the first leader of that party.

In the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 election]], he ran for the [[Canada Party]] in the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Regina—Qu'Appelle]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He placed last in a field of six candidates, with 178 votes (0.55% of the total).

Thauberger stepped down from the party leadership in 1994 and was replaced by Claire Foss. The party merged into the [[Canadian Action Party]] in 1997. Joseph Thauberger died in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] in April 1998. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Regina.

Joseph Thauberger's son, Dr. Patrick Cyril Thauberger, disappeared in Regina in 1997 while travelling from Winnipeg to Edmonton. His body was later found in a slough on the family farm, having been put there by his brother Joe, who was later convicted of his murder.

The Regina Police Service arrested Patrick Thauberger's older brother Joseph George Thauberger, on November 29, 2020, on charges of first degree murder in Patrick's death, offering an indignity to a human body and uttering threats to a woman (between 1997 and 2014).<ref>[https://leaderpost.com/news/crime/23-year-old-missing-person-case-results-in-murder-charge 23-year-old missing person case results in murder charge: Regina Leader-Post]</ref> He was convicted of second degree murder in 2023.
== Electoral record ==
{{1935 Canadian federal election/Qu'Appelle}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Canadian federal election, 1993A}}

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[[Category:People from Bessarabia Governorate]]
[[Category:Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Moldovan descent]]
[[Category:Social Credit Party of Canada candidates in the 1972 Canadian federal election]]
[[Category:Canada Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election]]
[[Category:Canadian social crediters]]