federal government over the impact Saskatchewan's growing oil wealth had on equalization payments. On May 11, 2007, Thomson announced he would not seek re-election. Premier Lorne Calvert shuffled his cabinet on May 31, 2007, replacing Thomson as finance minister with Pat Atkinson. Leaving provincial politics, entering federal politics After his departure from provincial politics, Thomson worked in the private sector and moved to Toronto. In 2015, he returned to politics as the federal NDP's candidate in the Toronto riding of Eglinton—Lawrence for the 2015 federal election finishing third. Thomson is the first known LGBT provincial legislator in Saskatchewan, although it wasn't made public during his tenure as an MLA in that province. In November 2016, Thomson was hired as the chief of government relations at the University of Toronto. Electoral record Provincial |- | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Andrew Thomson |align="right"|3,324 |align="right"|38.99% |align="right"|-9.12 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,525 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Andrew Thomson |align="right"|4,139 |align="right"|48.11% |align="right"|+1.68 |John Weir |align="right"|643 |align="right"|7.47% |align="right"|-11.39 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,603 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| Federal References External links NDP Website Canadian people of Swedish descent Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs University of Saskatchewan alumni 1967 births Canadian LGBT people in provincial and territorial legislatures Gay politicians Living people New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Ontario candidates for Member of Parliament 21st-century Canadian politicians Finance ministers of Saskatchewan Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan 21st-century LGBT people