Education
Yurdiga studied power engineering at a technical school in Alberta.
Yurdiga studied power engineering at a technical school in Alberta.
He now represents Fort McMurray-Cold Lake. Beginning in the early 1990s, Yurdiga sold industrial chemicals and safety equipment out of Fort McMurray. He then branched out and created a consulting and property management business in Lac Louisiana Biche.
In 2007, Yurdiga was elected to Athabasca County’s council, representing Grassland.
He was named deputy reeve in 2008, and then served as reeve from 2009 to 2013. With the departure of Member of Parliament Brian Jean in 2014, Yurdiga was selected to be the Conservative candidate in the by-election to represent Fort McMurray-Athabasca.
He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.