Lawyer and negotiator: Thomas Molloy is new Saskatchewan lieutenant-governor
REGINA — Lawyer and negotiator Thomas Molloy has been sworn in as Saskatchewan’s 22nd lieutenant-governor.
Molloy, who is 77 and from Saskatoon, replaces Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who held the position for six years.
Molloy was chief negotiator for the federal government in talks that resulted in the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement and the territory’s creation in 1999.
He started his day by meeting with Premier Scott Moe outside the legislature.