W. Thomas Molloy

William Thomas Molloy^[1] OC SOM QC (born July 27, 1940) is a Canadian lawyer, treaty negotiator, and former Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. He is the 22nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. His appointment as Lieutenant Governor was made by Governor General of Canada Julie Payette on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau on January 22, 2018,^[2] to succeed Vaughn Solomon Schofield. Molloy was sworn in on March 21, 2018, at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. He is the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Saskatchewan.

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on July 27, 1940, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Thomas More College and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan both in 1964.^[3] He is a member of the Saskatchewan and Alberta Bars. He is a counsel with the Saskatoon law firm of Molloy Negotiations.

He was the Chief Negotiator for the Government of Canada in the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and for the Nisga'a Final Agreement.

He is the author of the book, The World Is Our Witness: The Historic Journey of the Nisga'a into Canada.

In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his integrity, commitment to a just settlement and personable rapport".^[4] In 2012, he was made a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

On January 22, 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Molloy's appointment as the next Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, to succeed Vaughn Solomon Schofield.^[5] He was formally installed on March 21, 2018.^[6][7]

References

• "University of Saskatchewan Chancellor". Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2006.