Lawrence Riel Yew Explained

Lawrence Riel Yew
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Predecessor:Norman MacAuley
Successor:Keith Goulet
Term Start:1982
Term End:1986
Constituency:Cumberland
Birth Date:17 January 1942
Birth Place:Beauval, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spouse:Victoria Elizabeth Iron
Party:Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Occupation:trapper, fisherman

Lawrence Riel Yew (January 17, 1942  - April 18, 1998) was a trapper, fisherman and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cumberland from 1982 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. Yew was the first aboriginal MLA elected in Saskatchewan.

He was born in Beauval, Saskatchewan. He served as administrator for Pinehouse. Yew was executive assistant to the minister of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan. He served as a municipal councillor in northern Saskatchewan before entering provincial politics.[1] In 1964, he married Victoria Elizabeth Iron.[2] He died at the age of 56 in 1998.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: MLA's trek pays tribute to aboriginal politician . CBC News . July 30, 2008 . 2012-08-27.
  2. Web site: Hansard . Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan . April 21, 1998 . 2012-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812220639/http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/legislative-business/journals/journals-3-23 . August 12, 2014 .