Updated: 11/12/11
About Brad Wall:
A good communicator, Brad Wall started with the Progressive Conservatives before moving to the Saskatchewan Party. With Brad Wall as leader, the Saskatchewan Party moved from right wing to centre, although Wall refers to it as "mainstream." While the NDP accused Brad Wall of being a wolf in sheep's clothing, he positioned himself as a casual, friendly, football-loving family man with voter-friendly policies. He led the Saskatchewan Party to victory in the 2007 Saskatchewan provincial election.
When the 2011 general election rolled around, things were looking good for Brad Wall. The Saskatchewan economy was booming, unemployment was low, people were coming back to the province, his government had balanced the budget four years in a row, and he had taken a statesman-like stand against a hostile takeover attempt of Potash Corp., and won. In the 2011 election campaign he was careful to keep promises modest. The 2011 Saskatchewan election results gave Wall and the Saskatchewan Party a second, and larger, majority government and the party got more than 64 percent of the popular vote, setting a record in Saskatchewan.
Premier of Saskatchewan:
2007 to present
Birth:
November 24, 1965 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Education:
BA in public administration - University of Saskatchewan
Professional Background of Brad Wall:
- Small business owner
- Director of business development for City of Swift Current
Political Affiliations:
- Progressive Conservative
- Saskatchewan Party (1999 to present)
Riding (Electoral District):
Swift Current
Political Career of Brad Wall:
- Brad Wall began his political career as an assistant to Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Graham Taylor and then John Gerich in the Grant Devine government.
- Brad Wall ran as a Progressive Conservative in the 1991 Saskatchean provincial election but was defeated.
- In 1999 Brad Wall ran for the Saskatchewan Party in Swift Current and won. He was re-elected in 2003.
- Brad Wall became leader of the Saskatchewan Party in 2004, replacing Elwin Hermanson.
- Brad Wall led the Saskatchewan Party to victory in the 2007 Saskatchewan provinical election.
- Brad Wall was sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan in November 2007.
- Brad Wall and the Saskatchean Party won a second majority government in the 2011 Saskatchean provincial election.
