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Sask. Premier Scott Moe names cabinet ministers following election win

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The Saskatchewan Party will enter government with an all new 16-member cabinet – with no minister holding the portfolios they had prior to election day.

Premier Scott Moe announced the smaller team in an event at Government House Thursday morning.

"Not since the government's very first cabinet in 2007 has every minister been new to their portfolio," Moe said in his opening remarks.

"I would urge every minister to take on your new responsibilities with the same focus and vigor as our very first cabinet did in 2007. This day marks a new beginning for this cabinet, for this government, and for our province that we know and love."

A complete list of the cabinet appointments include:

  • Minister of Finance, Deputy Premier, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety and Minister of Immigration and Career Training - Jim Reiter
  • Minister of Education - Everett Hindley
  • Minister of Health - Jeremy Cockrill
  • Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health – Lori Carr
  • Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Corrections and Public Safety - Tim McLeod
  • Minister of Highways, Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement - David Marit
  • Minister of Crown Investments Corporation and all of its commercial Crown Corporations, and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission – Jeremy Harrison
  • Minister of Social Services - Terry Jenson
  • Minister of Energy and Resources - Colleen Young
  • Minister of Advanced Education - Ken Cheveldayoff
  • Minister of Trade and Export Development - Warren Kaeding
  • Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority – Alana Ross
  • Minister of Agriculture - Daryl Harrison
  • Minister of Environment - Travis Keisig
  • Minister of Government Relations, Minister responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs - Eric Schmalz

The Government of Saskatchewan's newly announced cabinet, consisting of 16 ministers, with four MLA's entering cabinet for the first time. (Gareth Dillistone/CTV News)

Moe’s new cabinet is two ministers smaller than the pre-election cabinet.

Ross, Harrison, Keisig and Schmalz enter cabinet for the first time while Cheveldayoff and Kaeding re-enter cabinet with the shuffle.

The Saskatchewan Party maintained its hold on power on election night – albeit with a much-reduced presence in the province’s two major cities.

The Sask. Party was swept from Regina entirely and held on to one seat in Saskatoon, with the results of Saskatoon Westview still up in the air pending the final count on Nov. 9.

The incumbents will head back to the legislature with a minimum of 34 seats — while the opposition NDP will return emboldened with at least 26 seats.

-More to come...

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