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Alanna Koch is a Canadian civil servant and politician in the province of Saskatchewan. She is currently running for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party to be Premier of Saskatchewan.

Early life

Koch grew up on a farm near Edenwold, Saskatchewan, northeast of Regina.[1]. She attended the University of Saskatchewan[2].

Career

Koch held several political positions in the Saskatchewan legislative building under the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine. Upon the defeat of the Devine government in 1991, Koch accepted a position as Executive Director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association. Later, she served on the Board of Directors of Agricore United, and then as President of the Canadian Agri-Food Alliance[3].

After the Saskatchewan Party won the province's general election of 2007, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture. In 2016 she was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister to the Premier in Saskatchewan, the first woman to hold this position[4]

Personal life

Koch is married to Gerry Hertz and has two grown daughters, Shayla and Keisha[5]. They farm near Edenwold.

2018 leadership election

On August 28, 2017, Koch announced her bid for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party just days after party leader and Premier Brad Wall announced that he was retiring from politics.[6] The Saskatchewan Party leadership vote will be held on January 27, 2018. The winner will become the 15th Premier of Saskatchewan.

References

  1. ^ "Coming home: One Saskatchewan couple's journey from the farm to the city and back again". The Western Producer. Saskatoon. May 27, 1999. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. ^ "Alanna Koch". linkedin. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ^ "Alanna Koch". linkedin. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  4. ^ "Alanna Koch, first woman to serve as Saskatchewan's Deputy Minister to the Premier". 620 CKRM. Regina. May 26, 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  5. ^ "Coming home: One Saskatchewan couple's journey from the farm to the city and back again". The Western Producer. Saskatoon. May 27, 1999. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  6. ^ "Sask. Party leadership race: Top civil servant steps aside to run". The Leader Post. Regina. August 28, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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