Contributor Biography
Chris Axworthy was born in the U.K. After graduating in law in 1970 from what is now London Metropolitan University, he completed his graduate studies in law at McGill University. From 1972 to 1975 he was Assistant Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick. From 1975 to 1984 he was Associate Professor and then Professor of Law at Dalhousie University. In 1984, he moved to the University of Saskatchewan to be Professor of Law and the founding Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives.
In 1988, Chris was elected to Parliament as the MP for Saskatoon-Clark’s Crossing. He was re-elected in 1993 and in 1997. In 1999, Chris was elected as the MLA for Saskatoon-Fairview in a by-election and again later the same year in the general election when he was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General for the Province of Saskatchewan. In 2001, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs were added to his responsibilities. Chris was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2000.
In 2003, Chris returned to the University of Saskatchewan as Professor of Law. He also practiced law with Robertson Stromberg Pederson in Regina. Since July 2009, he has been Professor and Dean of Law at the University of Manitoba.
