Bill McKnight

The Honourable William Hunter "Bill" McKnight, PC (born July 12, 1940) is a former Canadian politician who now serves as the Treaty Commissioner for the Province of Saskatchewan.

Bill McKnight, PC

Biography

Born in Elrose, Saskatchewan, he served as Minister of Agriculture , Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development , Minister of National Defence during the first Gulf War, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Labour in the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. He was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on September 17th, 1984. He is the Honourary Chief of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. A thirty-six acre parcel of commercial land in Saskatoon was named after Mr. McKnight by the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in recognition of his role in creating federal policy for Land Claims Settlements. It is known as the McKnight Commercial Centre.

Airbus Affair

McKnight testified on the first day of the Airbus Affair inquiry on the 30th of March, 2009.

External links

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Biography
• Bill McKnight - Parliament of Canada biography
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2009/03/30/mulroney-schreiber.html

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by None	Member of Parliament from Kindersley—Lloydminster 1979–1993	Succeeded by Elwin Hermanson
Political offices
Preceded by André Ouellet	Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources 1993	Succeeded by Bobbie Sparrow
Preceded by David Crombie	Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 1986–1989	Succeeded by Pierre Cadieux