John Edward Brockelbank is an instrument technician and former political figure in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada. He represented Saskatoon City

Saskatoon City (provincial electoral district)

Saskatoon City was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. This constituency existed from 1908 to 1967. It was the riding of Premier James T.M...

 from 1964 to 1967, Saskatoon Mayfair

Saskatoon Meewasin

Saskatoon Meewasin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The district includes the neighbourhoods of River Heights, Richmond Heights, City Park, North Park, Mayfair and Kelsey-Woodlawn....

 from 1967 to 1975 and Saskatoon Westmount

Saskatoon Massey Place

Saskatoon Massey Place is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district includes the neighbourhoods of Dundonald, Caswell Hill, Massey Place, Hampton Village, Westview, and Hudson Bay Park....

 from 1975 to 1982 and 1986 to 1991 as a member of the NDP

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...

.

He was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan

Tisdale, Saskatchewan

-Geography:5 major parks are located within the town.Some regional and provincial parks near Tisdale are:*Kipabiskau Regional Park is located in the Barrier Valley nearby.*Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is the largest neighboring park....

, the son of John Hewgill Brockelbank

John Hewgill Brockelbank

John Hewgill Brockelbank was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, who served as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 and Ellen Buchanan Bell, and was educated in Steen, Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 and Westminster

Westminster

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, England

England

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. In 1954, he married Ina Marie Boyle. He was Minister

Executive Council of Saskatchewan

The Executive Council of Saskatchewan is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

 of Public Works in 1972 and Minister

Executive Council of Saskatchewan

The Executive Council of Saskatchewan is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

 of Government Services and Minister of Telephones from 1972 to 1975. Brockelbank served as speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the presiding officer of the Saskatchewan legislature.-Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan:*Thomas MacNutt 1906-1908*William Charles Sutherland 1908-1912...

from 1975 to 1982.