Joe Hargrave

Joe Hargrave
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Prince Albert Carlton
In office
April 4, 2016 – October 1, 2024
Preceded byDarryl Hickie
Succeeded byKevin Kasun
Personal details
BornChelan, Saskatchewan[1]
Political partySaskatchewan Party
ResidenceCasa Rio, Saskatchewan[1]
ProfessionBusiness owner

Joe Hargrave is a Canadian politician, who served as the Member for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the electoral district of Prince Albert Carlton from 2016 until 2024. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election, when he succeeded retiring Saskatchewan Party MLA Darryl Hickie.[2] He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party.

Hargrave was selected as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in a heavily contested nomination meeting, which was conducted in the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre. Hargrave based his nomination strategy on an economic focus, saying that a strong economy would also include access to healthcare and other public goods, and suggesting that his own experience in business would make him a good representative.[3]

On August 23, 2016, Hargrave was named to the Executive Council of Saskatchewan as the Minister of Crown Investments Corporation, the Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Transportation Company.[4]

He was shuffled to become Minister of Highways on November 9, 2020.[5]

On January 4, 2021, Hargrave announced his resignation from the position after facing criticism, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan and closure of the border between Canada and the United States, for going on a personal trip to Palm Springs, California to "finalise" the sale of a home there, in contradiction of recommendations issued by the province. He did not run for re-election in 2024.[6][7]

Hargrave was acclaimed as reeve of Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 in the 2024 Saskatchewan municipal elections.[8][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Hargrave running for Reeve of RM of Corman Park". Clark's Crossing Gazette. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan election: Big wins and losses". CBC News, April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Clarke, Tyler (October 2, 2014). "Joe Hargrave receives Sask Party nod". The Prince Albert Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Premier announces Saskatchewan cabinet shuffle". Regina Leader-Post.
  5. ^ "This is the Saskatchewan government's new Cabinet". CTV News Regina. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  6. ^ "LIVE @ 4: Sask. cabinet minister resigns following travel to Palm Springs". CTV News Regina. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  7. ^ "Sask. cabinet minister who travelled to California over holidays apologizes for 'error in judgement'". CTV News Regina. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  8. ^ "Elections and Voting".