SaskParty appoints first aboriginal woman to cabinet in party history – News Talk 980

In last month’s cabinet shuffle, Jennifer Campeau because the first female First Nations cabinet member for the party

The Saskatchewan Party made party history during last month’s cabinet shuffle with the appointment of their first First Nations woman cabinet minister.

During the June 5 shuffle, Jennifer Campeau was appointed Minister of Central Services and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Transportation Corporation. The appointment is the first of its kind for the party and only the second time in provincial history.

“I am very honoured to have this position and I’m committing to working hard as usual,” Campeau said on Meeting Ground.

“It’s huge. First of all I didn’t think I was going to get to this point this quickly because I have only been an MLA for a little more than two years and definitely those two years have been a learning curve.”

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