Sask. Celebration’s Paul Merriman re-elected in Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland using

SASKATOON – Paul Merriman of the Saskatchewan Party was re-elected in his riding from Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland.

Merriman received 57 percent of the vote, defeating NDP candidate Tajinder Grewal and Green candidate Jaime Fairley.

Merriman is currently Minister for Social Services and was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 2011.

Prior to the 2011 election, Merriman was the Executive Director of the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Center.

He also worked for eight years at SaskEnergy, where he helped set up a provincial recovery of used equipment.