The son of the late Winnipeg alderman, Jacob Penner, Roland Penner became active with the New Democratic Party of Manitoba and was first elected to the provincial legislature representing the Winnipeg riding of Fort Rouge in 1981.
The son of the late Winnipeg alderman, Jacob Penner, Roland Penner was a member of the Communist run Labour Progressive Party in his youth. He later became active with the New Democratic Party of Manitoba and was first elected to the provincial legislature representing the Winnipeg riding of Fort Rouge in 1981.