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Russell Mirasty
Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 2019

Russell Mirasty

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Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 2019
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Russell Mirasty SOM MSM (born 1956 or 1957) is the current Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He was appointed as Lieutenant Governor by the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette on the constitutional advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on July 17, 2019. Mirasty was sworn in on July 18, 2019,, filling the vacancy in the position left when the former Lieutenant Governor, W. Thomas Molloy, died in office on July 2, 2019.

As Lieutenant Governor, Mirasty is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Saskatchewan. He is the first Indigenous person appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

Personal life

Mirasty is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. His first language is Cree. His appointment was strongly welcomed by the First Nations peoples of Saskatchewan.

He and his wife Donna have two children. At the time of his appointment, he and his wife lived in La Ronge.

RCMP career

Mirasty served as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for thirty-six years, from 1976 to 2013. He was one of only two Indigenous cadets in his troop at RCMP Academy, Depot Division. Following graduation, he served in seven of Canada's ten provinces. He also did a work exchange with the Northern Territory Police in Australia. Mirasty served as a volunteer aide-de-camp to previous Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner and Officer Commanding, "F" Division in 2010, the first Indigenous RCMP officer to command a division.

Following retirement from the RCMP, he has volunteered with a number of community service organizations.

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