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, but its membership has been reshuffled twice. The list below is current as of the cabinet reshuffle on June 29, 2010.[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 Finance	Ken Krawetz	2010—
Minister of Energy and Resources       & Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	Bill Boyd	2007—
Minister of Social Services       & Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission       & Minister Responsible for the Status of Women	June Draude	2010—
Minister of Agriculture       & Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation	Bob Bjornerud	2007—
Minister of Health	Don McMorris	2007—
Minister of Education       & Provincial Secretary	Donna Harpauer	2010—
Minister of Justice       & Attorney General of Saskatchewan       & Minister of Labour Relations & Workplace Safety             & Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming Authority	Don Morgan	2010—
Minister of First Nations & Métis Relations             & Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation	Ken Cheveldayoff	2010—
Minister of Advanced Education, Employment & Immigration       & Minister Responsible for Innovation	Rob Norris	2010—
Minister of Tourism, Parks, Culture & Sport       & Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission	Bill Hutchinson	2010—
Minister Responsible for Corrections & Policing	Christine Tell	2009—
Minister of Environment	Dustin Duncan	2010—
Minister of Enterprise       & Minister Responsible for Trade       & Deputy Government House Leader	Jeremy Harrison	2010—
Minister of Highways & Infrastructure	Jim Reiter	2009—
Minister of Municipal Affairs	Darryl Hickie	2010-
Minister of Government Services	Laura Ross	2010-
Minister Responsible for the Crown Investments Corporation       & Minister Responsible for the Information Technology Office	Tim McMillan	2010-