Ken Cheveldayoff
MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Saskatoon Willowgrove
Saskatoon Silver Springs (2003-2016)
Assumed office
November 5, 2003
Preceded byRiding Established
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
June 5, 2014 – August 23, 2016
PremierBrad Wall
Preceded byJeremy Harrison
Succeeded byPaul Merriman
Personal details
Born (1965-04-01) April 1, 1965
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian
Political partySaskatchewan Party
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Spouse
Trish Cheveldayoff (née Lamers)
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(m. 1996)​
Residence(s)Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Occupationbusinessperson

Ken Cheveldayoff (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA) for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. He has been a cabinet minister in the governments of both Brad Wall and Scott Moe.

Early life and career

Cheveldayoff holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics and Political Science and a Masters of Business Administration.[1] He was a parliamentary page in the House of Commons and won the Queen Elizabeth II scholarship for excellence in Parliamentary Studies.[2] Prior to being elected to public office, Cheveldayoff worked with Western Economic Diversification as a senior business advisor.[1] He is also the majority shareholder in a real estate company developing several Saskatoon properties.

Politics

1993 federal election

Cheveldayoff's first run for political office came in the 1993 Canadian federal election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in the riding of The Battlefords—Meadow Lake. The incumbent, Len Taylor of the New Democratic Party, held the seat, with Cheveldayoff finishing fourth.

Saskatchewan Party MLA

Ten years after running federally, Cheveldayoff turned to provincial politics with the Saskatchewan Party, which had formed in 1997, as an alliance of former Progressive Conservative and Liberal MLAs. First elected in November 2003, Cheveldayoff was the Opposition Critic for Finance, Deputy Critic for Learning, and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He also served as Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Services. After being re-elected in 2007, he was named Minister of Crown Corporations. In a 2009 cabinet shuffle, he became Minister of Enterprise, and in 2010, he was appointed Minister of First Nations and Métis relations. On May 25, 2012, Cheveldayoff was appointed Minister of Environment, Responsible for SaskWater and the Water Security Agency.[3] In 2014, Cheveldayoff was appointed Government House Leader.

On August 23, 2016, Cheveldayoff was named Minister of Parks, Culture, Sport and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission (PSC).

2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership bid

Premier Brad Wall announced that he was retiring from politics in August 2017. On August 28, Cheveldayoff announced his bid for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party.[4] While Cheveldayoff called himself a "centrist" and "very much a moderate" at the outset of the race, he drew scrutiny throughout the campaign for his stances on social issues.[2] In a November interview, Cheveldayoff denied that racism was an issue in the province.[5] The same month, Cheveldayoff received the endorsement of a national anti-abortion lobbying group, who rated him the most pro-life of all leadership candidates.[6] Cheveldayoff said that he would support "anything that emphasizes that life begins at conception", and stated that not even rape victims should have legal access to abortion services.[7]

At the Saskatchewan Party leadership convention, held on January 27, 2018, Cheveldayoff finished third; he was eliminated on the fourth ballot, having received 30% of votes. The contest was won by Scott Moe.[8] Moe was sworn in as the 15th Premier of Saskatchewan six days later, on February 2. Moe named Cheveldayoff to his cabinet as Minister of Central Services and the minister responsible for the public service and provincial capital commissions.[9] After he was re-elected in the 2020 election, Cheveldayoff was dropped from the cabinet.[10]

Personal life

Cheveldayoff’s wife Trish formerly worked as a news anchor at CTV Saskatoon. The couple have two children.[2] Cheveldayoff and his family are members of various community organizations, along with the Lakeview Free Methodist Church.

Cheveldayoff is the older brother of Kevin Cheveldayoff, the general manager of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets.[11] On May 20, 2018, Cheveldayoff was photographed trying to sell tickets outside a Jets home playoff game; he stated that he had bought the tickets for a friend, but when the friend could not use the tickets, he sold them on the street.[12]

Electoral history

Provincial

2020 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Willowgrove
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanKen Cheveldayoff7,50966.38
New DemocraticKaitlyn Harvey3,60031.82
GreenDavid Greenfield2031.80
Total 11,312100
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Willowgrove
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanKen Cheveldayoff6,60372.10
New DemocraticTajinder Grewal2,19623.98
LiberalJason Gorin2292.50
GreenSarah Risk1291.40
Total 9,157100.0  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2011 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Silver Springs
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanKen Cheveldayoff7,73674.59
New DemocraticCindy Lee Sherban2,24921.62
GreenD'Arcy Hande2302.22
LiberalRod Stoesz1631.57
Total 10,371100.0  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Silver Springs
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanKen Cheveldayoff6,88461.80
New DemocraticGord Bedient3,06027.47
LiberalKaren Parhar9598.61
GreenCameron McRae2362.12
Total 11,139100.0  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Silver Springs
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanKen Cheveldayoff4,00544.74
New DemocraticRussell Scott3,49038.99
LiberalShawn Flett1,45716.27
Total 8,952100.0  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Federal

1993 Canadian federal election: The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticLen Taylor9,77231.23
ReformDelon Bleakney9,04328.90
LiberalNeil Currie7,36423.54
Progressive ConservativeKen Cheveldayoff4,29913.74
IndependentChretien, Leon W.6091.95
Canada PartyPeter Franklin2020.65
Total 31,289100.00
Source: Parliament of Canada[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Cheveldayoff - Saskatoon Willowgrove". Saskatchewan Party Caucus. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Quesnel, Jennifer (2017-08-28). "Ken Cheveldayoff officially joins race to lead Saskatchewan Party". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. ↑ "Norris, 6 others out in major Sask. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. 2012-05-25. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. ↑ MacPherson, Alex (2017-08-28). "Cheveldayoff confirms entry into race to become Saskatchewan Party leader, province's new premier". The StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Sask. does not have a problem with racism, says Sask. Party leadership candidate Ken Cheveldayoff". CBC News. 2017-11-21. Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  6. ↑ Latimer, Kendall (2017-11-24). "RightNow co-founder says group aims to elect 'enough pro-lifers' to pass 'much-needed legislation'". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  7. ↑ "'Life begins at conception': Anti-abortion group names Ken Cheveldayoff top Sask. Party candidate". CBC News. Saskatchewan. 2017-11-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  8. ↑ "Meet the new premier: Sask. Party elects Scott Moe". Regina Leader-Post. 2018-01-27. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  9. ↑ "Premier Scott Moe names first cabinet, awarding positions to leadership rivals". Regina Leader-Post. 2018-02-02. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  10. ↑ "Moe drops two ministers, restores old veterans, in cabinet shuffle". Regina Leader-Post. 2020-11-09. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  11. ↑ Mills, Sarah (January 23, 2018). "Sask. Party leadership candidate profile: Ken Cheveldayoff". ckom.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Saskatchewan MLA seen hawking Jets tickets says they were for a friend". City News Toronto. The Canadian Press. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  13. ↑ "History of Federal Ridings Since 1867". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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