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MLA Nadine Wilson is stepping down as the leader of the Sask United Party.
On Thursday, the Sask United Party – which Wilson founded in 2022 after she was forced to resign from the government caucus for misrepresenting her vaccination status – announced that it has a new leader.
The Sask United Party is not to be confused with the governing Saskatchewan Party, which is commonly abbreviated to “Sask. Party.”
Jon Hromek, who previously served as the deputy leader of Sask United, will now take the reins of the party as its leader.
While Wilson remains the only party member with a seat in the assembly, Hromek is a candidate in the Lumsden-Morse riding in this fall’s election. He ran unsuccessfully in that riding during a by-election last August – becoming the first Sask United candidate to appear on a ballot – finishing second with 1,145 votes to Blaine McLeod’s 2,696.
According to the party’s website, he’s worked extensively as an executive in the province’s energy sector, founding and managing “numerous oil exploration and production companies.” He currently heads Adonai Resources II Corporation as CEO and chairman.
A statement from the party said Hromek was appointed as leader, but didn’t detail the process.
“His vision for the future of Saskatchewan has inspired me to make the decision to pass the torch of leadership to Jon,” Wilson said in a statement.
Hromek said he’s “all in” and committed to leading the party.
“Our province desperately needs leadership,” Hromek said in a statement.
“We need to be focused on eliminating unnecessary regulations, developing and properly managing our natural resources, providing affordability measures and tax cuts, and securing our provincial sovereignty.”
The Saskatchewan United Party recently claimed that Farm Credit Canada was moving its headquarters from Regina to Quebec, citing “multiple high-level sources” within the organization. The same day, Farm Credit Canada denied the rumour in unequivocal terms.