Andrew Thomson

Who is Andrew Thomson?

Andrew Thomson is a former member of the NDP caucus in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. While in government, he held several cabinet posts, including Minister of Finance, Learning, Corrections and Public Safety, Energy and Mines, and Minister Responsible for Information Technology, SaskEnergy, and SaskPower.

Thomson was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan. He has a Bachelor's degree in Political Studies from the University of Saskatchewan. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1995, and was re-elected with increased pluralities in 1999 and 2003 representing the riding of Regina South.

Thomson was brought into Cabinet by Lorne Calvert as Minister of Energy and Mines. In this portfolio, he proposed the reduction of oil and gas royalties to stimulate drilling in the Souris Basis that was being effected by low oil prices, introduced the Greenprint for Ethanol production for the province, and handled Saskatchewan's approach to the Kyoto Accord implementation.