June Draude (born March 17, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena.[3]

June Draude
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Kelvington-Wadena
In office
June 21, 1995 – April 4, 2016
Preceded byKenneth Kluz
Succeeded byHugh Nerlien
Minister of Social Services
In office
June 29, 2010 – June 5, 2014
Preceded byDonna Harpauer
Succeeded byDonna Harpauer
Personal details
Born (1949-03-17) March 17, 1949 (age 75)[1][2]
Political partySaskatchewan Party
(1997-current)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1995-1997)

First elected in 1995 as a Liberal MLA,[3] she joined the Saskatchewan Party caucus upon their formation in 1997.[3] Draude successfully defended her seat in the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 Saskatchewan elections.[3]

On November 21, 2007, Draude was appointed Minister of First Nations and Métis Relations and Minister for Northern Affairs under Premier Brad Wall.[3] In a cabinet shuffle on May 29, 2009, Draude was appointed Provincial Secretary and Minister Responsible for the Crown Corporations, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the Information Technology Office, and the Public Service Commission. In another cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2010, Draude was named Minister of Social Services and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women and the Public Service Commission.[3]

During her fourth term in office, Draude had to repay $3,600 for a London-based car service she used for personal reasons while in the United Kingdom on government business.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Hansard Verbatim Report No. 41 – March 17, 2015" (PDF). STANDING COMMITTEE ON CROWN AND CENTRAL AGENCIES. Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Saskatchewan Party press release (August 11, 2010). "Kelvington-Wadena MLA June Draude seeks fifth term". Wadena News. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Social Services Minister June Draude repays London car costs". CBC News. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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