Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)
Encyclopedia
A list of parliamentary opposition leader
s in the Canadian
province of Saskatchewan
, from 1906 to the present.
(1) There was no designated Leader of the Opposition for the sessions of 1921 and 1922.
In the period 1925-1929 C.E. Tran and J.T.M. Anderson were paid equal allowances as
Leaders of the Opposition.
(2)The Saskatchewan CCF officially became the Saskatchewan NDP on November 25, 1967.
(3)From June 24, 1977 E.C. Malone and R.L. Collver were paid equal allowances as Leader
of the Liberal Opposition and Progressive Conservative Opposition respectively.
(4)Mr. Richard James Swenson was designated Leader of the Opposition on January 1, 1993.
(5)Ms. Lynda Haverstock resigned as Leader of the Opposition on November 12, 1995.
Mr. Ron Osika was designated Leader of the Opposition on November 15, 1995.
(6)Mr. Kenneth Krawetz was designated Leader of the Opposition on December 6, 1996.
(7)Mr. Kenneth Krawetz was designated Leader of the Opposition in August 1997.
See also: List of Saskatchewan premiers
Leader of the Opposition (Canada)
The Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition , or simply the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of Canada's Official Opposition, the party with the most seats in the House of Commons that is not a member of the government...
s in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, from 1906 to the present.
| Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office 1. | Frederick Haultain | Provincial Rights Provincial Rights Party The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation... | 1906 | 1912 2. | W.B. Willoughby | Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1912 | 1917 3. | Donald McLean | Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1917 | 1920 4. | John Maharg | Independent | 1923 | 1923 5. | Harris Turner | Independent | 1924 | 1925 6. | Charles E. Tran | Progressive Progressive Party of Canada The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba... | 1925 | 1929 7. | James Anderson | Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1929 | 1929 8. | James Gardiner | Liberal | 1929 | 1934 9. | George Williams | Farmer-Labour | 1934 | 1938 -. | George Williams | CCF Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 1938 | 1940 10. | John Brockelbank | CCF Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 1941 | 1944 11. | William Patterson William John Patterson William John Patterson was a Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded James G. Gardiner to become the province's first Saskatchewan-born premier in 1935.Patterson's leadership was considered to be... | Liberal | 1944 | 1948 12. | Walter Tucker Walter Tucker (Canadian politician) Walter Adam Tucker was a Canadian politician.Born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Tucker earned his BA from the University of Manitoba and a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan.... | Liberal | 1949 | 1953 13. | Asmundur A. Lopston | Liberal | 1954 | 1954 14. | Alexander H. McDonald | Liberal | 1955 | 1960 15. | Ross Thatcher | Liberal | 1961 | 1964 16. | Woodrow Lloyd | CCF/NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 1965 | 1970 17. | Allan Blakeney Allan Blakeney Allan Emrys Blakeney, PC, OC, SOM, QC, FRSC was the tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party .-Life and career:... | NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 1970 | 1971 18. | David Steuart David Steuart David Gordon "Davey" Steuart was a Saskatchewan politician, cabinet minister and Senator.Born in Moose Jaw, Steuart moved to Prince Albert with his family. He was elected to the city council in 1951 and later served two terms as mayor... | Liberal | 1971 | 1976 19. | Ted Malone Edward Cyril Malone Edward Cyril "Ted" Malone was a Saskatchewan lawyer and politician. He represented Regina Lakeview in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1973 to 1978 and was leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan from 1976 to 1981.... | Liberal | 1976 | 1977 20. | Dick Collver Dick Collver Richard Lee "Dick" Collver led the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party from 1973 to 1978.Having earned an arts degree in economics from the University of Alberta, he articled as an accountant for Price Waterhouse in Calgary before moving to Saskatchewan in 1965... | Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1978 | 1979 21. | Eric Berntson Eric Berntson -Saskatchewan politics:Berntson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Progressive Conservatives for the district of Souris-Cannington in the 1975 Saskatchewan general election... | Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1979 | 1982 -. | Allan Blakeney Allan Blakeney Allan Emrys Blakeney, PC, OC, SOM, QC, FRSC was the tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party .-Life and career:... | NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 1982 | 1987 22. | Roy Romanow Roy Romanow Roy John Romanow, PC, OC, QC, SOM is a Canadian politician and the 12th Premier of Saskatchewan .... | NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 1987 | 1991 23. | Grant Devine Grant Devine Donald Grant Devine was the 11th Premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.- Early life :Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he received a B.Sc. in Agriculture degree specializing in Agricultural Economics in 1967 from the University of Saskatchewan, an M.Sc. specializing in... | Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1991 | 1992 24. | Rick Swenson | Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1993 | 1994 25. | Bill Boyd Bill Boyd (Canadian politician) Bill Boyd is a provincial level politician from Saskatchewan, Canada. He served as a member of the Saskatchewan Legislature from 1991 to 2002 and returned to office in the 2007 Saskatchewan general election.... | Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.... | 1994 | 1995 26. | Lynda Haverstock Lynda Haverstock - External links :***... | Liberal | 1995 | 1995 27. | Ron Osika Ron Osika Ronald Osika is a Saskatchewan politician.He was born in Hafford, Saskatchewan and educated in The Battlefords. A former officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Osika's first foray into politics was an unsuccessful bid for a Reform Party nomination in 1992.He was first elected from Melville... | Liberal | 1995 | 1996 28. | Ken Krawetz Ken Krawetz Kenneth Patrick Krawetz is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Canora-Pelly, and the current Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan.-Background:... | Liberal | 1996 | 1997 -. | Ken Krawetz Ken Krawetz Kenneth Patrick Krawetz is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Canora-Pelly, and the current Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan.-Background:... | Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic... | 1997 | 1999 29. | Elwin Hermanson Elwin Hermanson Elwin Norris Hermanson is a Canadian politician, best known for being the first full-time leader of the Saskatchewan Party.... | Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic... | 1999 | 2004 30. | Brad Wall Brad Wall Bradley John "Brad" Wall, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan since November 21, 2007.... | Saskatchewan Party Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic... | 2004 | 2007 31. | Lorne Calvert Lorne Calvert Lorne Albert Calvert, MLA was the 13th Premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert, was the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter.In 1975, Calvert married Betty Sluzalo of Perdue, Saskatchewan. After attending... | NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 2007 | 2009 32. | Len Taylor Len Taylor Leonard William "Len" Taylor is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing The Battlefords... | NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 2009 | 2009 32. | Dwain Lingenfelter Dwain Lingenfelter Dwain Lingenfelter is a businessman, farmer, politician and former Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. Lingenfelter won the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party on June 6, 2009... | NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s... | 2009 | present |
(1) There was no designated Leader of the Opposition for the sessions of 1921 and 1922.
In the period 1925-1929 C.E. Tran and J.T.M. Anderson were paid equal allowances as
Leaders of the Opposition.
(2)The Saskatchewan CCF officially became the Saskatchewan NDP on November 25, 1967.
(3)From June 24, 1977 E.C. Malone and R.L. Collver were paid equal allowances as Leader
of the Liberal Opposition and Progressive Conservative Opposition respectively.
(4)Mr. Richard James Swenson was designated Leader of the Opposition on January 1, 1993.
(5)Ms. Lynda Haverstock resigned as Leader of the Opposition on November 12, 1995.
Mr. Ron Osika was designated Leader of the Opposition on November 15, 1995.
(6)Mr. Kenneth Krawetz was designated Leader of the Opposition on December 6, 1996.
(7)Mr. Kenneth Krawetz was designated Leader of the Opposition in August 1997.
See also: List of Saskatchewan premiers