Scott Moe

Scott Moe is a Canadian politician serving as the 15th premier of Saskatchewan since February 2, 2018. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook, first elected in 2011.

Moe served in the Saskatchewan Party cabinet from 2014 to 2017 under the premiership of Brad Wall, twice as minister of environment and also as minister of advanced education. In January 2018, he was chosen to succeed Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party. He led the party to its fourth and fifth consecutive majority governments in 2020 and 2024, respectively. Since becoming premier, Moe has consistently been ranked among the most popular first ministers in the country.

Moe's tenure has been defined by an adversarial relationship with the federal government, including a failed court challenge against federal carbon pricing, calls for a re-set to provincial-federal relations, and expanded powers for the province, such as in the realms of policing and taxation. His time in office has also been defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. While Saskatchewan was one of the hardest hit provinces in Canada, Moe prioritized limiting public health measures throughout the pandemic, and twice made Saskatchewan the first province to lift its pandemic-related public health orders. With the rise of new populist conservative parties in the province since he became premier, commentators have noted that Moe has increasingly adopted right-wing populist rhetoric. This has resulted in controversial legislation such as the Saskatchewan First Act and the Parents' Bill of Rights.