Minister of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing

Darryl Hickie was born in Winnipeg, MB into a military family and moved to Prince Albert in 1975. Mr. Hickie has lived and worked in Prince Albert for the past 32 years. Up until his election as the MLA for Prince Albert Carlton in November of 2007, Mr. Hickie served as a Constable assigned to the Forensic Identification Unit of the Prince Albert Police Service. He is also past President of the Prince Albert Police Association.

Prior to joining the Police Service in Prince Albert, Mr. Hickie was employed with the Correctional Service of Canada as a Correctional Officer and a Parole Officer for 14 years at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. During his employment with Federal Corrections, he obtained his B.A. degree in Sociology.

Mr. Hickie is an active member of his community. He is a past member of the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club, Director of the Crescent Acres Community Club and past member of the École Vickers School parent council. In his role as a police officer, he has had the opportunity to be the police coordinator on the Prince Albert Crime Stoppers Board. He is a past member of the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce Investment and Growth Committee. Mr. Hickie also devotes time to his daughters' school activities and coaches both of his girls' softball teams.

Mr. Hickie and his wife Charlene, a teacher in Prince Albert for 23 years, have two daughters.