# Berny Wiens

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Canadian politician

**Bernhard Henry "Berny" Wiens** (born September 2, 1945)[1] is a former political figure in [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada. He represented [Rosetown-Elrose](/source/Rosetown-Elrose_(former_electoral_district)) from 1991 to 1995 and [Rosetown-Biggar](/source/Rosetown-Biggar_(provincial_electoral_district)) from 1995 to 1999 in the [Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan) as a [New Democratic Party](/source/Saskatchewan_New_Democratic_Party) (NDP) member.

He was born in [Rosetown, Saskatchewan](/source/Rosetown%2C_Saskatchewan), the son of Jacob Bernhard Wiens, and grew up on the family farm in [Herschel](/source/Herschel%2C_Saskatchewan). Wiens was educated in Herschel, in [Rosthern](/source/Rosthern%2C_Saskatchewan) and at the [University of Saskatchewan](/source/University_of_Saskatchewan). In 1968, he married Cheralyn Winona Marie Krug. Wiens taught science for one year and began operating a farm near Herschel around the same time. He also served as president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association and of the Canadian School Board Association.[1] Wiens served in the provincial cabinet as [Minister of Agriculture and Food](/source/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(Saskatchewan)), as [Minister of Highways and Transportation](/source/Ministry_of_Highways_and_Infrastructure_(Saskatchewan)), as Minister of the Environment and Public Safety, as Minister of the Environment and Resource Management, as Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and as Provincial Secretary.[2] He was defeated by [Elwin Hermanson](/source/Elwin_Hermanson) when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1999.[1]

As of 2010, he was living near Herschel.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-archives_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-archives_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-archives_1-2) ["Berny Wiens fonds"](http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=999999999_142&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=271333&rt=1&bill=1). Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-09-06.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sain_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sain_2-1) ["Wiens, Bernhard Henry, 1945-"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201912/http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/wiens-bernhard-henry-1945-2;isaar). Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from [the original](http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/wiens-bernhard-henry-1945-2;isaar) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-06.

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