Ronald (Ron) Osika (born February 27, 1939) is a former Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2003.
The son of Polish immigrants, he was born on a homestead near Hafford, Saskatchewan, and educated in The Battlefords.
[1] A former officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Osika's first foray into politics was an unsuccessful bid for a Reform Party nomination in 1992.
The Liberals agreed to enter into a coalition government and Osika became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 until February 2001 when he joined Calvert's Cabinet as Municipal Affairs minister.
[7] Osika turned to municipal politics after his defeat and was mayor of Fort Qu'Appelle from 2005 to 2016 when he chose not to seek another term.