Don McMorris (born July 12, 1961) is a Canadian provincial

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, in the province of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

. He was the

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member of the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the ...

for the constituency of

Indian Head-Milestone Indian Head-Milestone is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, this riding was created through the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) by combining the r ...

from the 1999 provincial election, when he was elected as a member of the

, until 2024 when he did not stand for re-election. A former Minister of Health, he was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Crown Investments in the Saskatchewan provincial government of

Brad Wall Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007, until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history. W ...

. On August 6, 2016, he resigned from the Saskatchewan Party caucus and from Executive Council, where he was the Deputy Premier and minister responsible for

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and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, after being charged with impaired driving the previous day. He later pleaded guilty. On May 13, speaking about the launch of an impaired-driving awareness campaign, he spoke about Saskatchewan's high injury and fatality rates in regard to drinking and driving incidents. He was re-appointed to cabinet on November 9, 2020 as Minister of Government Relations. McMorris is a graduate of Milestone High School and the father of professional snowboarders

Mark McMorris Mark Lee McMorris (born December 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional snowboarder who specializes in slopestyle and big air events. A three-time Olympic bronze medallist, he placed third in each of the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, ...

and

Craig McMorris Craig McMorris (born December 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional snowboarder and analyst from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the older brother of snowboarder Mark McMorris and the son of Saskatchewan provincial politician Don McMorris and his wif ...

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as the Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments Living people Independent MLAs in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Party MLAs Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan 1961 births Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan Farmers from Saskatchewan Deputy premiers of Saskatchewan 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{SaskatchewanParty-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub