The Honourable
Don McMorris
MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Indian Head-Milestone
Assumed office
August 16, 1999
Preceded byLorne Scott
Personal details
Born (1961-07-12) July 12, 1961
Regina, Saskatchewan
Political partySaskatchewan Party (1999-2016; 2017- )
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2016-2017)

Don McMorris (born July 12, 1961) is a Canadian provincial politician, in the province of Saskatchewan.[1] He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Indian Head-Milestone, a position he has held since the 1999 provincial election when he was elected as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.[2] A former Minister of Health, he was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Crown Investments in the Saskatchewan provincial government.[2]

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 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.[3]

McMorris is a graduate of Milestone High School and the father of professional snowboarders Mark McMorris and Craig McMorris.


References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Don McMorris".
  2. 1 2 "Honourable Don McMorris". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Sask. Premier Scott Moe announces significant cabinet shuffle | CBC News".


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