Joe Hargrave

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Joe Hargrave

| image =

| caption =

| cabinet =

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Chelan, Saskatchewan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| profession = Business owner

| party = Saskatchewan Party

| party colour =

| residence = Casa Rio, Saskatchewan

| honorific-suffix = ECS

| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative

| constituency_AM = Prince Albert Carlton

| term_start = April 4, 2016

| term_end = October 1, 2024

| predecessor = Darryl Hickie

| successor = Kevin Kasun

| portfolio =

| footnotes =

| spouse = |

}}

Joe Hargrave is a Canadian politician, who served as the Member for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the electoral district of Prince Albert Carlton from 2016 until 2024. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election, when he succeeded retiring Saskatchewan Party MLA Darryl Hickie.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-election-big-wins-losses-1.3520789 "Saskatchewan election: Big wins and losses"]. CBC News, April 5, 2016. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party.

Hargrave was selected as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in a heavily contested nomination meeting, which was conducted in the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre. Hargrave based his nomination strategy on an economic focus, saying that a strong economy would also include access to healthcare and other public goods, and suggesting that his own experience in business would make him a good representative.{{cite news|last1=Clarke|first1=Tyler|title=Joe Hargrave receives Sask Party nod|url=http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2014-10-02/article-3889390/Joe-Hargrave-receives-Sask-Party-nod/1|access-date=13 April 2016|work=The Prince Albert Daily Herald|date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610003933/http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2014-10-02/article-3889390/Joe-Hargrave-receives-Sask-Party-nod/1|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

On August 23, 2016, Hargrave was named to the Executive Council of Saskatchewan as the Minister of Crown Investments Corporation, the Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Transportation Company.{{cite web|title=Premier announces Saskatchewan cabinetshuffle|url=https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/premier-announces-saskatchewan-cabinet-shuffle|website=Regina Leader-Post}}

He was shuffled to become Minister of Highways on November 9, 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-09|title=This is the Saskatchewan government's new Cabinet|url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/this-is-the-saskatchewan-government-s-new-cabinet-1.5180995|access-date=2021-01-04|website=CTV News Regina|language=en}}

On January 4, 2021, Hargrave announced his resignation from cabinet after facing criticism, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan and closure of the border between Canada and the United States, for going on a personal trip to Palm Springs, California to finalise the sale of a home there, in contradiction of recommendations issued by the province. He did not run for re-election in 2024.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-04|title=LIVE @ 4: Sask. cabinet minister resigns following travel to Palm Springs|url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/live-4-sask-cabinet-minister-resigns-following-travel-to-palm-springs-1.5252745|access-date=2021-01-04|website=CTV News Regina|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-31|title=Sask. cabinet minister who travelled to California over holidays apologizes for 'error in judgement'|url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/sask-cabinet-minister-who-travelled-to-california-over-holidays-apologizes-for-error-in-judgement-1.5250004|access-date=2021-01-04|website=CTV News Regina|language=en}}

Hargrave was elected as deputy speaker of the legislative assembly on October 28, 2021, and served in the role until August 29, 2023. On that day, Hargrave was re-appointed to cabinet as Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement.{{Cite web|date=2023-07-31|title=MLA Hargrave welcomes return to cabinet|url=https://sasknow.com/2023/08/31/mla-hargrave-welcomes-return-to-cabinet|access-date=2024-12-24|website=SaskNOW.com|language=en}}

Hargrave announced he would not be seeking re-election in the 2024 general election on May 27, 2024 and was shuffled out of cabinet on the same day.{{Cite web|date=2024-05-27|title=Hargrave shuffled out of cabinet, premier defends exodus of MLAs|url=https://www.ckom.com/2024/05/27/hargrave-shuffled-out-of-cabinet-premier-defends-exodus-of-mlas|access-date=2024-12-24|website=650 CKOM}}

Hargrave was acclaimed as reeve of Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 in the 2024 Saskatchewan municipal elections.{{cite web|url=https://www.rmcormanpark.ca/281/Elections-and-Voting#MED|title =Elections and Voting }}{{Cite web|date=2024-08-20|title=Hargrave running for Reeve of RM of Corman Park|url=https://ccgazette.ca/2024/08/20/hargrave-running-for-reeve-of-rm-of-corman-park/|access-date=2024-11-05|website=Clark's Crossing Gazette|language=en}}