Trent Wotherspoon is a Canadian politician. Trent was elected to represent the electoral district of Regina Rosemont in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election. In the 2011 election Trent was re-elected to a second term. Trent is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Trent 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.

Trent was born and raised in northwest Regina where he continues to live with his wife and current school teacher Stephanie. Trent earned a Bachelor of Education, business and math after-degree program, and has taken graduate studies in educational administration and undergraduate studies in business administration. Prior to entering politics, Trent developed and managed within the community an innovative and nationally recognized and modeled youth justice program for young offenders of “highest-risk” upon release from custody.

As an educator with Regina Public Schools, Trent assisted in the development and delivery of a new campus for adult students. He also led the development and delivery of a holistic vocational adaptation program for students displaying severe violent behaviours and that functioned lower cognitively. Previously, he worked with Ranch Ehrlo Society delivering addictions and behavioural treatment.

Trent has a background in business as an entrepreneur, through business studies and as a past director with the Business Improvement District for the City of Regina’s Warehouse District.

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