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Brent Blakley | |
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Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Regina Wascana Plains | |
Assumed office October 28, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Christine Tell |
Shadow Minister of Social Services | |
Assumed office November 13,2024 | |
Preceded by | Meara Conway |
Personal details | |
Political party | Saskatchewan NDP |
Residence | Regina,Saskatchewan |
Brent Blakley is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election,representing Regina Wascana Plains as a member of the New Democratic Party. [1]
Blakley unseated Christine Tell,a Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister who had held the seat since the party took power in the 2007 general election. [2]
Blakley attended the University of Regina and holds an education degree. He has 35 years of experience as a teacher in numerous grades and schools,most recently at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate. [3] His background also includes volunteering as a basketball and football coach,including with the Regina Riot.
He is married to the Rev. Carla Blakley,bishop of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
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