Gordon Wyant

Gordon Wyant QC
City of Saskatoon Councillor
In office 2003 – October 18, 2010
Preceded by	Peter McCann
Succeeded by	Randy Donauer
Constituency	Ward 5
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2010
Preceded by	Serge LeClerc
Constituency	Saskatoon Northwest
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Political party	Saskatchewan Party
Residence	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Gordon Wyant, QC is a lawyer and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He has served elected positions on two levels of government on the provincial and municipal level. Wyant currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since winning a by-election in 2010.^[1] He previously served as a member of Saskatoon City Council from 2003 to 2010.^[2][3]

He was born and raised in Saskatoon, earning both a Bachelor of Arts and his law degree at the University of Saskatchewan.^[4][5] In 2008 he was appointed Queen's Counsel.^[6][7] Wyant is also a member of the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners and on the Board of Directors of Saskatoon's Credit Union Centre.^[8][9]

Political career

Wyant was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on October 18, 2010, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Northwest as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.^[10] He previously served on Saskatoon City Council, serving in Ward 5 from 2003 until 2010. On December 17, 2010, Wyant was officially nominated as the Saskatchewan Party's candidate for Saskatoon Northwest in 2011.^[11]

References

1. ^ "Constituency of Saskatoon Northwest By-Election Monday, October 18, 2010". Elections Saskatchewan. http://www.elections.sk.ca/northwest/index.php. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
2. ^ "Gord Wyant wins Saskatoon Northwest byelection for Saskatchewan Party". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. October 19, 2010. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Gordon+Wyant+wins+Saskatoon+Northwest+seat+Saskatchewan+Party/3691060/story.html?cid=megadrop_story. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
3. ^ Hamilton, Charles (4 November 2010). "Will By-Election Bring Change to Council Cliques?". Planet S Magazine. http://www.planetsmag.com/story.php?id=236. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
4. ^ "Gordon S. Wyant". McKercher LLP. http://www.mckercher.ca/lawyers/gord.wyant. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
5. ^ "Gordon Wyant - Saskatoon Northwest - Saskatchewan Party". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/members/Bios/wyant.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
6. ^ "2008 Queen's Counsel Appointments". Government of Saskatchewan. December 31, 2008. http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=a5960d70-8b9e-4b03-84d0-db5674cd0545. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
7. ^ "Benchers' Digest - Queen's Counsel Ceremony" (PDF). Law Society of Saskatchewan. April 2009. pp. 4–5. http://www.lawsociety.sk.ca/BenchersDigest/bv22i2.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
8. ^ "Board of Police Commissioners". Saskatoon Police Service. http://www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/index.php?loc=messages/commissioners.php. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
9. ^ "Board of Directors". Credit Union Centre. http://www.creditunioncentre.com/about-us.php?page=board-of-directors. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
10. ^ "Wyant wins Saskatoon Northwest byelection". CBC News. October 18, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/10/18/saskatoon-northwest-byelection.html. Retrieved 2010-10-20. 
11. ^ "Gordon Wyant will run again in Saskatoon Northwest in 2011". Saskatchewan Party. December 17, 2010. http://www.saskparty.com/news_events/news/2010/12/17/gordon-wyant-will-run-again-saskatoon-northwest-2011. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 

External links

• Official website

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