In 2016, Alanna Koch was appointed deputy minister to the premier of Saskatchewan by Brad Wall. She was the first woman to hold that position in Saskatchewan.
Koch is the only person vying for Brad Wall’s job who is currently not an MLA.
Prior to being the deputy minister to the premier, she was the deputy minister of agriculture for nine years.
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Koch has been part of the agriculture industry for most of her life, both personally and professionally.
With less than a week before a new Premier is chosen in Saskatchewan, Teri Fikowski sat down with each candidate running to get to know the person behind the policy. Here’s “Coffee with the Candidates” featuring Alanna Koch.
She has a long history of being involved in politics on both the provincial and federal level, working on her first campaign 30 years ago. She was also deputy chief of staff for Premier Grant Devine.
Koch and her husband have two adult daughters, and they own and operate a grain farm in Edenwold, where they are also involved in their tiny community.
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