Mathieu Theodore "Matt" Breker (February 15, 1928 – November 20, 2008) was a farmer, pharmacist and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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from 1964 to 1971 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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and was educated in

and at the

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, receiving a

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and a BSc in pharmacy. Breker was defeated by

Edwin Tchorzewski Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski (April 22, 1943 – June 6, 2008) was a Canadian politician, former Saskatchewan finance minister and member of the Legislative Assembly for 25 years. As a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, he was ...

when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1971. He was mayor of Humboldt from 1973 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1990. Breker died at St. Mary's Villa in Humboldt at the age of 80.

References

Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1928 births 2008 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Saskatchewan 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub