A new Saskatchewan cabinet, including the province’s first female justice minister, was sworn in at Government House May 31.
David Marit representing Wood River remains agriculture minister, but there were some changes in other key rural portfolios.
Arm River MLA Dana Skoropad takes over from Warren Kaeding, Melville-Saltcoats MLA, as environment minister, and Jeremy Cockrill from the Battlefords replaces Fred Bradshaw from Carrot River Valley at highways and Water Security Agency. Both newcomers were just elected in the 2020 election.
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Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota MLA Bronwyn Eyre moves from energy and resources to justice and attorney general. A lawyer who worked mainly in legal journalism, Eyre said she was humbled by the appointment.
Former justice minister Gordon Wyant, from Saskatoon Northwest, is now minister of advanced education, while Regina Gardiner Park MLA Gene Makowsky went from advanced education to social services. Former social services minister and Estevan MLA Lori Carr is now at SaskBuilds and former SaskBuilds minister Jim Reiter, Rosetown-Elrose, is at energy and resources.
All other cabinet ministers remained in their existing portfolios.
Eleven MLAs are now legislative secretaries to various ministers, including Daryl Harrison from Cannington who is responsible for value-added agriculture and livestock engagement.
