Dustin Duncan is a Canadian provincial

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...

for the constituency of

Weyburn-Big Muddy Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, the constituency was created through the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) by combining ...

. Elected in the June 2006 byelection at the age of 26, Dustin was named to a newly created Youth Opportunities critic portfolio by Opposition Leader

Brad Wall Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965), is a Canadian former politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007 until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history. His so ...

. He is the minister responsible for the

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. Raised in Halbrite, Duncan is a graduate of the Weyburn Comprehensive School and has a B.A. in History from the

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university, public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the Unive ...

. He has also completed the Canadian Securities Course. Prior to being elected in Weyburn-Big-Muddy, he worked in the office of the Official Opposition and in the provincial Department of Health. Duncan retained his seat in the general election held on November 7, 2007 and became the

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

in the Saskatchewan Government. In 2016, Duncan was assigned Minister of Energy and Resources and Minister responsible for

SaskTel Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, operating as SaskTel, is a Canadian crown-owned telecommunications firm based in the province of Saskatchewan. Owned by the provincial government, it provides wireline and wireless communicat ...

and

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. On November 9, 2020, Duncan was appointed Minister of Education by Premier Scott Moe.

Cabinet positions

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1979 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan People from Weyburn Saskatchewan Party MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians University of Regina alumni {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub