Lyle Stewart

Lyle Eldon Stewart is a Canadian provincial politician. He is a current Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. First elected in 1999, Stewart represented the constituency of Thunder Creek until its abolition in 2016.[2] Stewart was subsequently elected in Lumsden-Morse, a new electoral district encompassing most of the former Thunder Creek constituency.

The Honourable

Lyle Stewart

MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Lumsden-Morse
Thunder Creek (1999-2016)
Assumed office
August 16, 1999
Preceded byGerard Aldridge
Personal details
Born1951 (age 69–70)[1]
Pense, Saskatchewan
Political partySaskatchewan Party
ResidencePense, Saskatchewan
OccupationFarmer, Rancher

Stewart has been the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation since May 25, 2012, a role he maintained following the August 23, 2016 cabinet shuffle.[3] He has been a member of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan since 2007, previously serving as the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation.[2] On August 9, 2018, he announced he was resigning from Cabinet due to health concerns.[4]

Electoral record
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart5,55864.45%+10.92
     NDP Larry Hall 1,997 23.16% -7.65
LiberalRod Haugerud5906.84%-6.84
     Prog. Conservative Richard Swenson 295 3.42% -
GreenRuss Rudd1842.13%-
Total 8,624 100.00%
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart4,45053.50%+0.58
New DemocraticLarry Hall2,57230.92%+10.85
LiberalRod Haugerud1,13213.61%−13.41
Western IndependenceHarold Stephan1641.97%–
Total 8,318 100.00%
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Thunder Creek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanLyle Stewart3,96952.95%-
LiberalGerard Aldridge2,03127.09%-10.40
     NDP Ivan Costley 1,496 19.96% -10.90
Total 7,496 100.00%

Cabinet positions
Saskatchewan provincial government of Scott Moe
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Todd Goudy Provincial Secretary of Saskatchewan
November 9, 2020–		 Incumbent
con'd from Wall Ministry Minister of Agriculture
February 2, 2018–August 15, 2018		 Dave Marit
Saskatchewan provincial government of Brad Wall
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Bob Bjornerud Minister of Agriculture
May 25, 2012–February 2, 2018		 con'd into Moe Ministry
Ministry Established Minister of Enterprise and Innovation
November 21, 2007–May 29, 2009		 Ken Cheveldayoff

References
  1. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Saskatchewan Archives.
  2. "Honourable Lyle Stewart". Cabinet. Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. "Premier announces Saskatchewan cabinet shuffle". Regina Leader-Post. August 23, 2016.
  4. Adam MacVicar and David Baxter, "Lyle Stewart stepping down as Sask. agriculture minister following cancer diagnosis", Global News, August 9, 2018.


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