Greg Brkich

Greg Brkich (/ˈbɜːrkiːtʃ/ BUR-keetch;^[2] born December 5, 1958)^[3] is a Canadian provincial politician, currently a member of the Saskatchewan United Party. He served as a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Arm River (known as Arm River-Watrous from 2003 to 2016).^[3] He was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1999^[4] and was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2016.^[4] He did not seek re-election in 2020.

Greg Brkich
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Arm River[1] Arm River-Watrous (2003-2016)
In office August 16, 1999 – September 29, 2020
Preceded by	Harvey McLane
Succeeded by	Dana Skoropad
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office August 30, 2017 – August 13, 2019
Premier	Brad Wall Scott Moe
Preceded by	Paul Merriman
Succeeded by	Jeremy Harrison
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-05) December 5, 1958 (age 65) Bladworth, Saskatchewan
Political party	Saskatchewan Party (former), Saskatchewan United Party (starting 2024)
Residence	Bladworth, Saskatchewan

While in government, Brkich served as Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole from 2007 to 2011, and as Government House Leader from 2017 to 2019.^[5] He also served as Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, Agriculture Programs Innovation Initiative, Vice-Chair of the caucus’ Standing Policy Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice and is a member of both the Legislature's Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice and the Private Bills committee.^[4]

Saskatchewan United Party

In September 2024, it was announced that Brkich would be a candidate in the 2024 Saskatchewan election under the Saskatchewan United Party banner in the Saskatoon Southeast constituency.^[6]

References

1. Riding was known as Arm River from 1999-2003, before it was reconstituted in 2016.
2. "Greg Brkich, MLA Arm River Endorses Ken Cheveldayoff". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
3. "Greg Brkich official website". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
4. "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan official website". Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
5. "Premier Makes Cabinet Changes | News and Media".
6. "'Not Brad Wall's Sask. Party': Two former Sask Party MLAs to run under Saskatchewan United banner". Saskatoon. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-17.