Minister of Justice and Attorney General

Don Morgan was born, raised and educated in Saskatoon. He graduated from the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, in 1978 and practiced law in Saskatoon from 1979 to 1988. Between 1988 and 1992 he was Chairman and CEO of the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1990. From 1992 to the present he has continued to practice law in Saskatoon. Mr. Morgan also served on the Saskatoon Public School Board from 1999 to 2003 including a term as Board Chair.

Mr. Morgan has always been active in his community. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Mendel Art Gallery, and also as a board member on the Mendel Art Gallery Foundation and the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. In addition, he has volunteered for numerous organizations including: Junior Achievement, the Food Bank, Alzheimer's, the Red Cross and the United Way. He has been active with the Retinitis Pigmentosa Research Foundation and, was the founding president of the National Ride for Sight campaign, a charity that has raised more than $1 million per year. Mr. Morgan has also participated in the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living's "Adopt-an-MLA Program".

Don was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in November 2003 representing the constituency of Saskatoon Southeast. He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election. During his term in opposition, Mr. Morgan served as Justice Critic, Deputy Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations, Opposition Deputy House Leader, and sat on the Private Members' Bills Committee.

Mr. Morgan and his wife, Sandy, are longtime residents in the Lakeridge area of Saskatoon.