Facts: - residence: calgary , alberta - birth name: gordon edwin dirks - successor: greg clark david eggen robert lyons - party: progressive conservative - predecessor: alison redford jeff johnson bill allen - office: member alberta minister of education member of the legislative assembly of of saskatchewan for regina rosemont the legislative assembly of alberta for calgary-elbow - term end: may 12 , 1986 5 , 2015 may 24 , 2015 november - birth date: 22 june 1947 - term start: october 8 , 1982 27 , 2014 september 15 , 2014 may - name: gordon dirks - premier: jim prentice - birth place: saskatoon , saskatchewan - religion: christian - occupation: pastor , educator Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gordon dirks .
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gordon edwin dirks -lrb- born june 22 , 1947 -rrb- is a canadian educator and politician , who has held political office in the provinces of saskatchewan and alberta .he was born in saskatoon in 1947 , 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 represented regina rosemont from 1982 to 1986 in the legislative assembly of saskatchewan as a progressive conservative member .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 .from 1986 to 1990 , he served as vice-president for the canadian bible college , which relocated to calgary in 2000 as alliance university college , later becoming ambrose university college as the result of a merger .in 1990 , dirks 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 administrator for beulah alliance church in edmonton and between 1996 and 2006 , dirks served as president of rocky mountain college in calgary .in 1999 , dirks was elected as trustee for wards 1 and 2 on the calgary board of education .in a by-election , following the dismissal of the board by then-education minister lyle oberg .dirks ran on a platform to streamline administrative costs provide more support for teachers and ensure reasonable local school fees .in 2000 , as a staunch supporter of diversity and parental choice in the public education system , dirks put forward a motion to accept plans for alternative schools within the cbe .the alternative...