The Honourable Carol Skelton - Saskatchewan's federal Cabinet Minister

James Wood, The StarPhoenixPublished: Tuesday, February 07, 2006

REGINA -- Carol Skelton became the first federal cabinet minister representing Saskatoon in nearly 18 years Monday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper named her minister of national revenue and minister of Western Economic Diversification.

But Skelton, voted one of the hardest-working MPs in the Hill Times newspaper, downplayed the burden of carrying the load for Saskatchewan in cabinet.

The last Saskatoon MP in the federal cabinet was Ray Hnatyshyn, who served as justice minister in Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government before being defeated in the 1988 general election.
Skelton said she was honoured to be following in Hnatyshyn's footsteps.

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Michael McCafferty comments:

The Honourable Carol Skelton is a very remarkable and outstanding woman. She will bring to the Federal Cabinet great ability and talent. Carol Skelton is truly an extraordinary parliamentarian with great leadership ability.

I am proud and honored to call The Honourable Carol Skelton my friend. I have known her and her husband for over twenty years -- and I very much admire Carol Skelton -- she is truly one of the 'best and brightest' at the federal cabinet table.