Scott Moe
| The Honourable Scott Moe MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Rosthern-Shellbrook | |
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Assumed office November 7, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Allchurch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | near Shellbrook, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
| Portfolio | Minister of Advanced Education |
Scott Moe is a Canadian provincial politician, who is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook. He is the current Minister of Advanced Education since 2014, in the executive council of Brad Wall.[1] He was first elected in the 2011 election, and re-elected in the 2016 election.[2][3][4] He represents the Saskatchewan Party caucus.
Background
Moe was born on a farm near Shellbrook. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He later worked in various community initiatives in and near Shellbrook, including the Economic Development Corporation, and the Shellbrook and District Physician Recruitment committee, which seeks to attract general practitioners to rural areas of the province which do not have good access to local medical facilities.[1] In 1992, he was convicted of drunk driving. [5]
Electoral history
2016 Saskatchewan general election
| Saskatchewan general election, 2016: Rosthern-Shellbrook | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 4,689 | – | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Rose Freeman | 1,278 | – | – | ||||
| Liberal | Orrin Murray Greyeyes | 462 | – | – | ||||
| Green | Jade Duckett | 119 | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[6] CBC News.[2] | ||||||||
2011 Saskatchewan general election
| Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Rosthern-Shellbrook | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 4,442 | 65.06 | +7.56 | ||||
| New Democratic | Clay DeBray | 2,174 | 31.84 | -3.67 | ||||
| Green | Margaret-Rose Uvery | 212 | 3.10 | +0.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,828 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | +5.62% | ||||||
Cabinet positions
| Provincial Government of Brad Wall | ||
| Cabinet posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Herb Cox Ken Cheveldayoff |
Minister of the Environment August 23, 2016– June 5, 2014–May 21, 2015 |
Incumbent Herb Cox |
| Kevin Doherty | Minister of Advanced Education May 21, 2015–August 23, 2016 |
Bronwyn Eyre |
References
- 1 2 "Honourable Scott Moe". Cabinet, Ministries, Agencies, and Other Governments. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- 1 2 McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Rosthern-Shellbrook riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/Scott-Moe/
- ↑ "First time MLA Scott Moe not taking win for granted". Prince Albert Now, November 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Political leaders defend five candidates with DUI charges". Saskatoon Star Phoenix, March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
