Don McMorris (born July 12, 1961) is a Canadian provincial
politician
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, in the province of
Saskatchewan
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. He was the
Saskatchewan Party
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member of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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for the constituency of
Indian Head-Milestone
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from the
1999 provincial election, when he was elected as a member of the
Saskatchewan Party
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, 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
Saskatchewan Government Insurance
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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 ...
.
References
External links
Official webpageas 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
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