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MLA for Saskatoon Greystone

Rob Norris was born in Edmonton, Alberta, raised in Red Deer, and completed post-secondary education in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. He moved to Saskatchewan in 1994.

As a teen, Mr. Norris played competitive hockey, worked in the lumber industry and completed basic militia training in Saskatchewan. During college, he worked for a community newspaper and as a teaching assistant within the Native Studies program at the University of Lethbridge; and later, in the civil engineering sector. During graduate school, Mr. Norris was a teaching assistant at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and taught courses focusing on Canadian government for SIAST and the U of S Extension Division.

Mr. Norris also he served as a Legislative Assistant within the Canadian House of Commons with his primary duties being related to foreign policy. He began work at the University of Saskatchewan International in 1999, and between 2004 and 2007 Mr. Norris served as the Co-ordinator of Global Relations at the U of S.

He has an M.A. (Alberta, with courses completed in Saskatchewan) and a B.A. with distinction (Lethbridge) in political science, with graduate research relating to Canadian foreign policy.

Prior to his election to the Legislature in the 2007 provincial election, Mr. Norris served as the Special Advisor on Innovation to the Saskatchewan Party. He has served on several committees, including as Chair of the Knowledge Industry Committee of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Norris is the MLA for the constituency of Saskatoon Greystone.

Mr. Norris is married to Dr. Martha Smith-Norris, a history professor at the University of Saskatchewan. Their daughter, Jacqueline, is in grade four.

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