Clifford N. Breitkreuz (born July 30, 1940 near Onoway, Alberta, Canada).
He was raised on a farm and lived there until he left to earn his university degrees (a B.A.
In 1967 he returned to farming, and started teaching at Onoway Junior/Senior High School not long after that.
He taught for 7 years and later was elected as a member of parliament for Yellowhead for two terms (from 1993 to 2000).
Breitkruez term as a senator-in-waiting expired with the 2012 Alberta Senate nominee election in which he did not re-offer as a candidate.