Gordon Edwin Dirks

Who is Gordon Edwin Dirks?

Gordon Edwin Dirks is an educator and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Regina Rosemont from 1982 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of Menno Dirks and Verna Schmidt, and studied at the University of Saskatchewan, receiving a BEd degree. Dirks went on to earn a diploma in Educational Administration and a MEd from the University of Regina and continued his studies at the Canadian Bible College and Theological Seminary in Regina. He taught school, served as public school principal and was registrar for the Canadian Bible College from 1979 to 1982. In 1971, he married Evangeline Joy Reid.

Dirks served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Social Services and as Minister of Urban Affairs. He was defeated by Robert Lyons when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1986. Dirks served as vice-president for the Canadian Bible College and then, in 1990, became Assistant Deputy Minister for Corporate Services with the Alberta ministry of Family and Social Services, moving to Edmonton. From 1993 to 1996, he served as executive pastor for Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton. In 1996, he became president of Rocky Mountain College in Calgary. Dirks also served as a member of the Calgary Board of Education.