Dana Skoropad

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Dana Skoropad
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Arm River
Assumed office
October 26, 2020
Preceded byGreg Brkich
Personal details
Political partySaskatchewan Party
ResidenceChamberlain, Saskatchewan
OccupationTeacher
Insurance agent
Websitehttps://www.danaskoropad.ca

Dana Skoropad is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in the 2020 general election. He represents Arm River as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.[1] On May 31, 2022, Skoropad was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Environment.[2] In August 2023, Skoropad announced that he would not be running in the next election, and he was shuffled out of cabinet on August 29.[3][4]

Skoropad grew up on a family farm south of Chamberlain. He obtained an education degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He further completed a business program in Lethbridge, Alberta in the late 1990s.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Briere, Karen (27 October 2020). "Mail-in ballots delay some Sask. election results". The Western Producer. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2022/may/31/new-provincial-cabinet-sworn-in
  3. ^ Ruttle, Derek (2023-09-21). "MLA Skoropad announces political exit in 2024". Sask Today. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. ^ Prisciak, David; Bamford, Allison (2023-08-29). "Merriman, Duncan moved to new portfolios in major Sask. cabinet shuffle". CTV News Regina. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. ^ Argue, Jennifer (2021-05-29). "Why not us, why not here". Last Mountain Times. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
Saskatchewan provincial government of Scott Moe
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Warren Kaeding Minister of Environment
May 31, 2022–August 29, 2023
Christine Tell