Scott Moe unveils new, smaller Sask. cabinet after election victory

Scott Moe unveiled his new cabinet at a ceremony in Regina on Thursday.

The new cabinet has 16 members, two fewer than the previous Sask. Party cabinet, and features four new faces and a new minister in every cabinet position.

"This day marks a new beginning," Moe said as the new cabinet was sworn in.

Jim Reiter, the former energy minister and the government's longest-serving cabinet member, is taking over as finance minister and deputy premier.

Colleen Young, the former advanced education minister, will be in charge of energy and resources.

Jeremy Cockrill and Everett Hindley will be swapping roles, with Cockrill taking over as health minister while Hindley becomes the minister of education.

Returning to cabinet with different roles are Ken Cheveldayoff and Warren Kaeding. Cheveldayoff will be minister of  advanced education and Kaeding will be minister of trade and export.

Other appointments include:

• Alana Ross as minister of parks, culture and sport, and minister responsible for the status of women, Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.

• Daryl Harrison as minister of agriculture.

• Travis Keisig as minister of environment.

• Eric Schmalz as minister of government relations, and minister responsible for First Nations, Métis and morthern affairs.

• Lori Carr as minister of mental health and addictions, seniors and rural and remote health.

• Tim McLeod as minister of justice and attorney general, and minister of corrections and public safety.

• David Marit as minister of highways, SaskBuilds and procurement.

• Jeremy Harrison as minister of Crown Investments Corporation and all of its commercial Crown Corporations, and minister responsible for the public service commission.

• Terry Jenson as minister of social services.

Moe also named the following party members to House leadership positions:

• Tim McLeod as government House leader.

• Lori Carr as deputy House leader.

• Todd Goudy as government whip.

• Sean Wilson as deputy whip.

The changes come as the NDP are projected to sweep all available seats in Regina, and leading or projected to win in all but one seat in Saskatoon.

The Saskatchewan Party won a fifth consecutive majority government in last month's election, but its seat count was severely reduced.

The Sask. NDP unseated five cabinet ministers: Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky, Correction, Policing and Public Safety Minister Paul Merriman, Environment Minister Christine Tell, Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre and Parks, Culture and Sports Minister Laura Ross.