Friday, December 5, 2014

MLA: HON. GORDON WYANT - SASKATOON NORTHWEST - MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR SASKBUILDS

Father, thank You for the Honourable Gordon Wyant and his faithful service to the people of Saskatchewan. We ask that You give him a double helping of wisdom in his roles as Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds. Give him the capacity to draw on all of the resources within himself as well as the teams of people around him. Bless he and his family with a warm and rich Christmas season and a deeply meaningful and spiritual New Year. Thank You Jesus that You hear our prayers. Amen!

Gordon Wyant was elected as the MLA for Saskatoon Northwest in an October 2010 by-election. He was then re-elected in the 2011 provincial election. After the 2011 election, Gordon was appointed Deputy House Leader and on May 25, 2012 Gordon was sworn in as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. In June 2014 Gordon was also appointed as Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds.

Born and raised in Saskatoon, Gordon was the first Canadian-born member of his family. His parents, originally from Europe, came to Saskatoon in the 1950s when his father was retained as the first Head of the Department of Anaesthesia at the newly opened University Hospital.

He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in 1985, and graduated from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in 1986. Shortly after convocation, Gordon began practicing law with the firm of McKercher LLP, where he practiced as a partner until his appointment as Attorney General. In 1987, Gordon received an award for highest standing in the 1987 Bar Admission course. He received his Queen's Counsel designation in 2009.

Since 2000, Gordon has also been an active public servant. He was elected as trustee for the Saskatoon Public School Board in 2000 and served as Chair for two years. He was elected city councillor for Ward 5 in 2003 and was re-elected in 2006 and 2009. 

Gordon and his wife Christine Hrudka have four children in their early twenties. In addition to his family, Gordon enjoys writing, skiing and motorcycling. He is also the proud recipient of the Sterling Writing Award for non-fiction, awarded in 1999.



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