LIST OF SASKATCHEWAN PREMIERS

This is a list of the 'premiers' of the province of 'Saskatchewan', Canada, since it was formed in 1905. Saskatchewan uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier, sometimes called the prime minister, acts as Saskatchewan's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Saskatchewan, and presides over that body.
Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every five years from the date of the last election, but the premier may ask for early dissolution of the legislative assembly. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.
Prior to 1905, Saskatchewan was part of the North-West Territories and was governed by the Lieutenant-Governors of the Northwest Territories until 1897, and the Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1897 to 1905.

Contents

Premier of the North-West Territories prior to 1905

Premiers of Saskatchewan after 1905

Timeline

See also

References

Premier of the North-West Territories prior to 1905

Premier ''(party)''			Period	Assem- blies	Elections (Riding)
		'Frederick W. A. G. Haultain' ''(non-party)''	Oct. 8, 1897 Sept. 1, 1905	3rd N-W 4th N-W 5th N-W	Title changed to "premier" Oct. 8, 1897 (Macleod) Re-elected Nov. 4, 1898 (Macleod) Re-elected May 21, 1902 (Macleod)

Premiers of Saskatchewan after 1905

Premier ''(party)''			Period	Assem- blies	Elections (Riding)
	1st	'Walter Scott' ''(Liberal)''	Sept. 5, 1905 Oct. 20, 1916	1st 2nd 3rd ...	Elected Dec. 13, 1905 (Lumsden) Re-elected Aug. 14, 1908 (Swift Current) Re-elected Jul. 11, 1912 (Swift Current) Resigned (Retired) Oct. 20, 1916
	2nd	'William M. Martin' ''(Liberal)''	Oct. 20, 1916 April 5, 1922	... 4th 5th ...	Party leader Oct. 20, 1916 (Regina City) Re-elected Jun. 26, 1917 (Regina City) Re-elected Jun. 9, 1921 (Regina City #1) Resigned (Retired) Apr. 5, 1922

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||3rd
|'Charles A. Dunning'
''(Liberal)''
|April 5, 1922
Feb. 26, 1926
|...
6th
...
|Party leader Apr 5, 1922 (Moose Jaw County)
Re-elected Jun. 2, 1925 (Moose Jaw County)
Resigned (moved to federal politics) Feb. 26, 1926
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||4th
|'James G. Gardiner'
''(Liberal)''
''(1st time of 2)''
|Feb. 26, 1926
Sept. 9, 1929
|...
7th
...
|Party leader Feb. 26, 1926 (North Qu'Appelle)
Re-elected '(Minority)' Jun. 6, 1929 (North Qu'Appelle)
Resigned '(opposition forms coalition government)' Sep. 9, 1929
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||5th
|'James T.M. Anderson'
''(Conservative)''
|Sept. 9, 1929
July 19, 1934
|...
|Designated '(coalition)' Sep. 9, 1929 (Saskatoon City #1)
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|'James G. Gardiner'
''(Liberal)''
''(2nd time of 2)''
|July 19, 1934
Nov. 1, 1935
|8th
...
|Elected Jun. 19, 1934 (Melville)
Resigned (moved to federal politics) Nov. 1, 1935
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||6th
|'William John Patterson'
''(Liberal)''
|Nov. 1, 1935
July 10, 1944
|...
9th
|Party leader Nov. 1, 1935 (Cannington)
Re-elected Jun. 8, 1938 (Cannington)
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||7th
|'Tommy Douglas'
''(CCF)''
|July 10, 1944
Nov. 7, 1961
|10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
...
|Elected Jun. 15, 1944 (Weyburn)
Re-elected Jun. 24, 1948 (Weyburn)
Re-elected Jun. 11, 1952 (Weyburn)
Re-elected Jun. 20, 1956 (Weyburn)
Re-elected Jun. 8, 1960 (Weyburn)
Resigned (moved to federal politics) Nov. 7, 1961
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||8th
|'Woodrow S. Lloyd'
''(CCF)''
|Nov. 7, 1961
May 2, 1964
|...
|Party leader Nov. 7, 1961 (Biggar)
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||9th
|'W. Ross Thatcher'
''(Liberal)''
|May 2, 1964
June 30, 1971
|15th
16th
|Elected Apr. 22, 1964 (Morse)
Re-elected Oct. 11, 1967 (Morse)
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||10th
|'Allan Blakeney'
''(NDP)''
|June 30, 1971
May 8, 1982
|17th
18th
19th
|Elected Jun. 23, 1971 (Regina Centre)
Re-elected Jun. 11, 1975 (Regina Elphinstone)
Re-elected Oct. 18, 1978 (Regina Elphinstone)
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||11th
|'Grant Devine'
''(Progressive Conservative)''
|May 8, 1982
Nov. 1, 1991
|20th
21st
|Elected Apr. 26, 1982 (Estevan)
Re-elected Oct. 20, 1986 (Estevan)
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||12th
|'Roy Romanow'
''(NDP)''
|Nov. 1, 1991
Feb. 8, 2001
|22nd
23rd
24th
...
|Elected Oct. 21, 1991 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
Re-elected Jun. 21, 1995 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
Re-elected '(Minority)' Sep. 16, 1999 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
Resigned (Retired) Feb. 8, 2001
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||13th
|'Lorne Calvert'
''(NDP)''
|Feb. 8, 2001
Incumbent as of

|...
25th
|Party leader Feb. 8, 2001
Re-elected Nov. 5, 2003 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
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Timeline

See also

★ List of Leaders of the Opposition in Saskatchewan

★ For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.

References

★ Saskatchewan Premiers Saskatchewan Archives Board

★ Saskatchewan Membership to the Legislatures Saskatchewan Archives Board