Glenn Hagel

Glenn Hagel
MLA for Moose Jaw North
In office
1986–1991
Preceded byKeith Parker
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Moose Jaw Palliser
In office
1991–1995
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Moose Jaw North
In office
1995 – November 20, 2007
Preceded byriding recreated
Succeeded byWarren Michelson
Personal details
BornAugust 17, 1949
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Residence(s)Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Glenn Joseph Hagel (born August 17, 1949[1]) is a Canadian provincial and municipal politician. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 2007, representing the constituencies of Moose Jaw North or Moose Jaw Palliser at different times during his career.[2] He also served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999.[3]

He was born in Drumheller, Alberta and was educated at the University of Manitoba and the University of Regina. Before entering politics, Hagel worked as a counsellor, educator and coordinator for a number of organizations. He married Karen Gifco and they have two daughters, Kristin and Meredith, and two granddaughters, Juliet and Nora.[1]

Hagel served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training, from 1999 to 2001, as Minister of Social Services from 2001 to 2003, as Minister of Gaming from 2002 to 2003 and from 2006 to 2007, as Minister of Community Resources and Employment in 2003, as Provincial Secretary from 2006 to 2007 and as Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation from 2006 to 2007.[4]

Provincially, Hagel's career ended after being defeated by the Saskatchewan Party's Warren Michelson.[5] Hagel is widely seen as losing his seat in the legislature due to a cover-up in the NDP caucus.[6]

He was elected mayor of Moose Jaw in the 2009 Saskatchewan municipal elections,[7] and retired in 2012, deciding not to run for another term.[8]

  1. ^ a b Lumley, Elizabeth (2003). Canadian Who's Who 2003. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-8865-1. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Members of Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Ministers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  5. ^ Couture, Joe (September 9, 2009). "Hagel to announce mayoral intentions". Regina Leader-Post. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. p. A3. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hagel quits Sask. cabinet over caucus money probe". CBC News. May 10, 2007. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Kyle, Anne (October 29, 2009). "Glenn Hagel elected as mayor of Moose Jaw". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  8. ^ "Moose Jaw mayor Glenn Hagel not running in fall election | News Talk 980 CJME". Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.