Trent Wotherspoon is a Canadian politician and former interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.
14 Facts About Trent Wotherspoon
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Trent Wotherspoon 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, and 2016 election.
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In 2016, the NDP caucus elected Trent 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.
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Trent Wotherspoon was born in Regina where he lives with his wife Stephanie, a school teacher.
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Trent Wotherspoon went to university at the University of Regina where he completed a Bachelor of Education degree.
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Trent Wotherspoon ran a painting company to help cover tuition.
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Trent Wotherspoon worked with the Regina Public Schools system where he helped to develop a new adult campus.
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Trent Wotherspoon 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.
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Trent Wotherspoon went on to create a youth justice program that helped high risk offenders.
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Trent 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.
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On September 14,2012, Trent Wotherspoon announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP.
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Trent Wotherspoon was one of three declared candidates including MLA Cam Broten and doctor Ryan Meili.
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At the leadership convention, Trent Wotherspoon received the fewest votes on the first ballot and withdrew.
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Trent Wotherspoon was interim leader of the NDP, and leader of the opposition in the Saskatchewan legislature, from 2016 until June 2017 when he announced his resignation in order to consider seeking the permanent leadership of the party in the March 3,2018 leadership election.