Randall Percival Weekes (born 1956) 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

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for the constituency of Biggar-Sask Valley, after first being elected in 1999. When the Saskatchewan Party won the 2007 election Weekes was appointed as the government whip. He served in several other positions throughout the 26th, 27th, and 28th legislatures, including a stint in cabinet from 2012 to 2014. Following the 2020 general election, Weekes was elected as

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the presiding officer of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan * Thomas MacNutt 1906–1908 *William Charles Sutherland 1908–1912 * John Al ...

. Weekes has attended anti-abortion March for Life rallies in both Regina and Ottawa. In the 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Weekes supported

Ken Cheveldayoff Ken Cheveldayoff (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. In 2018 he was a candidate for the leaders ...

, who had stated that he doesn't believe rape victims should have legal access to abortion services, earning him the anti-abortion group Right Now's top rank out of the six leadership candidates.

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Living people Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Party MLAs 1956 births 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub