New University of Saskatchewan President named

Posted October 30, 1998


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 30, 1998
98-10-24-OTHER

New University of Saskatchewan President named

Mr. Hal Wyatt, Chair of the University of Saskatchewan's Board of Governors,
today announced the appointment of Peter MacKinnon, Q.C. as the University
of Saskatchewan's new president. MacKinnon's appointment will take place
effective July 1, 1999.

Peter MacKinnon first joined the College of Law at the U of S in 1975 as
Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1978, and to
a full professorship in 1983. He served as Assistant Dean of Law from 1979
to 1981. MacKinnon went on to serve as Dean of the College from July 1, 1988
to June 30, 1998. He also served as Acting Vice-President (Academic) from
August 1996 to July 1997.

A native of Prince Edward Island and a graduate of Dalhousie, Queen's, and
the University of Saskatchewan, MacKinnon was admitted to the Bar of Ontario
in 1974, and to the Bar of Saskatchewan in 1979. He was admitted to Queen's
Counsel in 1990. He has served as president of the Council of Canadian Law
Deans, president of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, member of the
Executive Committee of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, member of the Board
for the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan, member of the National Judicial
Institute Study Leave Committee, member of the Advisory Committee on Ethics
for the Regional Psychiatric Centre, and member of the Meewasin Valley
Appeal Board.

MacKinnon received a University of Saskatchewan Students Union Excellence in
Teaching Award in 1992-93. He has co-edited two books with colleagues John
Courtney and David Smith (both in Political Studies), titled Drawing
Boundaries: Legislatures, Courts and Electoral Values (1992) and After Meech
Lake (1991). He has also published several articles in the areas of criminal
law, evidence, and law and medicine.

MacKinnon is married to the Honourable Janice MacKinnon, Minister of
Economic and Co-operative Development for the Government of Saskatchewan.

MacKinnon will be the University of Saskatchewan's eighth president,
replacing George Ivany who has served as University of Saskatchewan
president since November 1, 1989.


For more information please contact:

Heather Magotiaux
Director of Communications
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6614