constituency predecessor children birth_name birth_place party office birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title name
wood river glen mcpherson 2 sons delwood frederick huyghebaert lafleche , saskatchewan saskatchewan party mla in the legislative assembly of saskatchewan 27 may 1944 2000 glentworth , saskatchewan phyllis yogi huyghebaert
 d. f. -lrb- yogi -rrb- huyghebaert
yogi huyghebaert

delwood frederick `` yogi '' huyghebaert , o.m.m. , c.d. -lrb- lt colonel-ret -rrb- -lrb- born 27 may 1944 -rrb- is the current member of the legislative assembly for the riding of wood river , saskatchewan .
he represents the saskatchewan party .
prior to his election to public office , he was a pilot in the canadian forces .
his most notable duty was as commander 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 1999 , in his first run at public office , 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 .
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 .
