Derek Meyers (September 4, 1977 – March 28, 2023) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.
He represented the electoral district of Regina Walsh Acres as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Raised on a farm near Midale, Meyers came from a family involved in oil exploration and production.
He initially started out in the oilfields before becoming a geologist but eventually moved into sports. He became a household name in Regina while serving as a sports reporter and anchor with Global TV for nearly 10 years.
Days before the election writ dropped in 2020, Meyers’ daughter Teigha died by suicide at the age of 17.
When Meyers was officially sworn in on Nov. 9, 2020, he carried in his hands the New Testament that Teigha had with her for her first communion.
“She’s here every day with me and I’ve always said, ‘She’s my light’ and she will continue to be,” Meyers later the Leader-Post for a profile later that year. “She’s going to be the light for many others because her legacy will hopefully affect somebody out there.”
He said he hoped to be one of the voices in the government for those struggling with mental illness.
Eight days after he was elected, Meyers and his partner, Laurie Ireland, welcomed their newborn daughter Eisley.
Sask. MLA Derek Meyers’s obituary
Saskatchewan legislature member and former Global News broadcaster Derek Meyers have passed away after a battle with cancer.
The 45-year-old’s death was announced Tuesday at the legislature, putting the rest of the day’s proceedings on hold. A memorial was held in the afternoon.
Flags were lowered to half-mast.
Sask. MLA Derek Meyers’s net worth at the time of death
Meyers was a prominent man and could be worth substantially. The data available is very limited therefore I cannot put a figure on his net worth but looking at the positions he held during his lifetime he should worth quite a lot.