Yogi Huyghebaert

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix=Lt. Col. (Ret)

| name = Delwood Frederick Huyghebaert

| honorific-suffix=O.M.M. C.D.

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| constituency_AM = Wood River

| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative

| term_start = June 26, 2000

| term_end = March 8, 2016

| predecessor = Glen McPherson

| successor = Dave Marit

| party = Saskatchewan Party

| birth_name = Delwood Frederick Huyghebaert

| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|5|27}}

| birth_place = Lafleche, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|8|2|1944|5|27}}

| death_place = Glentworth, Saskatchewan, Canada

| spouse=Phyllis

| children=2 sons

}}

Delwood Frederick Huyghebaert, O.M.M., C.D. (Lt Colonel-Ret) (May 27, 1944 – August 2, 2018) was a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2000 to 2016, representing the riding of Wood River as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3448601543/huyghebaert-delwood-fredrick-yogi.html| title = Huyghebaert, Delwood Fredrick (Yogi), O.M.M., C.D. (Wood River) {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/Yogi-Huyghebaert/ |title=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan - Yogi Huyghebaert |access-date=July 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626010142/http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/mlas/Yogi-Huyghebaert/ |archive-date=June 26, 2012 }}

Prior to his election to public office, he was a Fighter pilot in the Canadian Forces. His most notable duty was as captain of the Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team – 431 Squadron.

In 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Military Merit.

In 1997, he ran for the leadership of the fledgling Saskatchewan Party. He finished 3rd among three candidates. In 1995, he ran for the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1999, he narrowly lost election in the Wood River constituency as the Saskatchewan Party candidate. On election night, he tied Liberal candidate Glen McPherson. The returning officer cast the deciding vote in favour of McPherson. This result was later thrown out in court and a by-election was ordered. McPherson did not run and Huyghebaert then won a resounding victory. He was re-elected in 2003, 2007, and 2011.

On May 29, 2009, Huyghebaert was appointed to cabinet by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall in the role of minister of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing.{{cite web

|url = http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/News/2009-05-30/article-11639/Stewart-out,-Huyghebaert-in/1

|title = Stewart out, Huyghebaert in

|last = Haydu

|first = Carter

|work = Moose Jaw Times-Herald

|date = May 30, 2009

|access-date = 2011-02-27}}

Huyghebaert retired from politics after the election. He died in 2018.{{cite news |url=http://www.ckom.com/syn/648/395670/former-mla-and-cabinet-minister-yogi-huyghebaert-dead-at-74/ |title=Former MLA and cabinet minister Yogi Huyghebaert dead at 74 |publisher=CKOM |date=2018-08-02 |access-date=2018-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.skcaucus.com/saskatchewan_party_mlas_mourn_the_loss_of_former_mla_minister_and_snowbird_leader_yogi_huyghebaert|title=Saskatchewan Party MLAs Mourn the Loss of Former MLA, Minister and Snowbird Leader Yogi Huyghebaert}}