Trent Wotherspoon
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Trent Wotherspoon B.Ed. MLA |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office April 12, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Cam Broten |
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Regina Rosemont |
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Assumed office November 7, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Joanne Crofford |
| Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Interim |
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Assumed office April 23, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Cam Broten |
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| Born | 1979/1980 (age 37–38) Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Saskatchewan New Democrat |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Politician, Teacher |
Trent Wotherspoon is a Canadian politician and the interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Regina Rosemont in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election, and was re-elected in the 2011 election. Wotherspoon was candidate for the party's leadership in 2013. In 2016, the NDP caucus elected Wotherspoon to serve as Leader of the Opposition following the defeat of Cam Broten in the 2016 provincial election and the party's provincial council elected him interim leader.
Wotherspoon was born in Regina where he lives with his wife Stephanie, a school teacher. Wotherspoon went to university at the University of Regina where he completed a Bachelor of Education degree. While at university, Wotherspoon also took classes in business administration. He also ran a painting company to help cover tuition.
Wotherspoon worked with the Regina Public Schools system where he helped to develop a new adult campus. He also helped implement a new holistic vocational adaptation program for students who displayed severe violent behaviours and lower cognitive abilities, and worked with the Ranch Ehrlo Society to provide addiction and behavioural treatment. Wotherspoon went on to create a youth justice program that helped high risk offenders. Also, he was a member of the Business Improvement District for the City of Regina’s Warehouse District.
Wotherspoon was elected in November 2007 and over the term became the opposition critic for Finance, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, as well as Chair of the Public Accounts committee, and committee member for Crown and Central Agencies and Saskatchewan’s Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Following the 2011 election Wotherspoon continued on as the critic for Finance and SaskPower and became the new critic for Education.
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