Executive Council of Saskatchewan
The Executive Council of Saskatchewan (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Saskatchewan) is the cabinet of that Canadian province.
Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
The Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, as representative of the Queen in Right of Saskatchewan, formally heads the council, although he/she does not normally attend its meetings and in practice the Premier of Saskatchewan is its most powerful member. (However, many of its documents are referred to as being issued by the Governor-in-Council.) Other members of the Cabinet, the ministers, are selected by the Premier of Saskatchewan and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the heads of ministries, but this is not always the case.
As at the federal level, the most important Cabinet post after that of the Premier is Minister of Finance. The next most powerful position is, arguably, Minister of Health, since the Ministry has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.
Current Cabinet
The current Cabinet has been in place since 2007. The list below is current as of April 5, 2016.[1] Members are listed in order of precedence.
| Lieutenant-Governor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Her Honour the Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield | 2012— | |
| Portfolio | Minister | |
| Premier of Saskatchewan President of the Executive Council |
Brad Wall | 2007— |
| Deputy Premier & Minister of Crown Investments |
Don McMorris | 2015— |
| Minister of the Economy & Minister of Energy and Resources |
Bill Boyd | 2007— |
| Minister of Social Services & Minister Responsible for the Status of Women |
Donna Harpauer | 2014— |
| Minister of Agriculture & Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation |
Lyle Stewart | 2012— |
| Minister of Health | Dustin Duncan | 2012— |
| Minister of Education & Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety |
Don Morgan | 2013— |
| Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Saskatchewan & Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds |
Gordon Wyant | 2014— |
| Minister of Government Relations & Minister Responsible for First Nations, Metis, and Northern Affairs |
Jim Reiter | 2012— |
| Minister of Advanced Education | Scott Moe | 2015— |
| Minister of Parks, Culture & Sport & Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission |
Mark Docherty | 2014— |
| Minister Responsible for Corrections & Policing | Christine Tell | 2009— |
| Minister of Environment | Herb Cox | 2015— |
| Minister Responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training & Minister Responsible for Trade & Minister Responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan & Minister Responsible for Innovation |
Jeremy Harrison | 2014— |
| Minister of Highways & Infrastructure | Nancy Heppner | 2014— |
| Minister of Finance | Kevin Doherty | 2015— |
| Minister of Central Services | Jennifer Campeau | 2015— |
| Minister Responsible for Rural and Remote Health | Greg Ottenbreit | 2014— |
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References
- ↑ "Government of Saskatchewan Cabinet | Saskatchewan Cabinet, Ministries, Agencies, and Other Governments | Government of Saskatchewan". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2016-04-06.