Glen McCallum
Glen Hector McCallum | |
|---|---|
| President, Métis Nation—Saskatchewan | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2021 | |
| Vice President | Michelle LeClair |
| In office 27 May 2017 – 29 May 2021 | |
| Vice President | Gerald Morin |
| Preceded by | Robert Doucette |
| Area Director for Northern Region III of the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan | |
| In office 8 September 2012 – 27 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Louis J. Gardiner |
| Succeeded by | Mervin Tex Bouvier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1955 |
| Nationality | Métis, Canadian |
| Spouse | Verna McCallum |
| Relations | Leonard McCallum, brother |
Glen McCallum is a Métis politician. He was first elected to serve as President of Métis Nation—Saskatchewan on 27 May 2017 and was re-elected on 29 May 2021. He is from Pinehouse, Saskatchewan.
McCallum served as the area director for Northern Region III from 2012 to 2017. In 2017, McCallum was elected to be President of the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan. During his term as president, McCallum has advanced Métis rights and signed agreements with the Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan, and various municipal governments in Saskatchewan. He has also worked with other Indigenous governments in Saskatchewan to provide programs and supports for the COVID-19 pandemic. He was successful in having government funding restored to the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan after the funding had been pulled in October 2014.
Prior to entering Métis politics, McCallum worked as a counsellor providing addictions and recovery programs in Saskatoon, SK and his home community of Pinehouse.