Saskatchewan has a new Lieutenant Governor.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Russell Mirasty as the new Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.
Mirasty spent 36 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Among his many roles with the RCMP, Mirasty served as Director General of National Aboriginal Policing Services and as Commanding Officer of “F” Division (Saskatchewan). A member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, he was the first Indigenous person to command a division of the RCMP. He retired from the RCMP as Assistant Commissioner in 2013.
Mirasty has also served as a member of the League of Educational Administrators, Directors and Superintendents, and as a board member on the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance. He was appointed to Saskatchewan’s Advisory Group on Poverty Reduction.
Mirasty was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2017.
Mirasty will be sworn in on Thursday, July 18 at Government House. To allow for an immediate commencement of duties, he will assume office during a swearing in ceremony, with a formal installation ceremony to occur at a later date.
“I look forward to working with Mr. Mirasty as he assumes the role of Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor,” Premier Scott Moe said in a press release. “With a deep connection to Saskatchewan’s Indigenous communities and a background of service with the RCMP, Mr. Mirasty will bring a valuable perspective to a role that has a rich history of service to the people of Saskatchewan.”
Mirasty’s appointment follows that of the former Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable W. Thomas Molloy, who passed away earlier this month after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
