List of Prime Ministers of Saskatchewan

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This list outlines the Prime Minister (Engl. Premier ) of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan since its founding in 1905. Saskatchewan has a unicameral parliament with a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system . The prime minister is also the chairman of the party that holds the most seats in the legislative assembly . The Prime Minister acts as head of government , while the head of state , the Canadian monarch , by a Deputy Governor (lieutenant governor) is represented. In addition, the Prime Minister puts together and presides over the government called the Executive Council from among the elected MPs.

Before 1905, Saskatchewan was part of the Northwest Territories . It was ruled by a lieutenant governor before 1897 and by the Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories from 1897 to 1905.

Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories (before 1905)

Prime minister
(party) 		Period Elections (constituency)
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 Frederick Haultain
(Liberal Conservative Party) 		October 7, 1897 -
September 1, 1905 		Appointed Oct 7, 1897
Election Nov 4, 1898 (Macleod)
May 21, 1902 (Macleod)

Prime Minister of Saskatchewan

  • Saskatchewan Liberal Party
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
  • Commonwealth Co-operative Federation
  • Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
  • Saskatchewan Party
    • Prime minister
    (party)     		Period Elections (constituency)
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    		 1. Walter Scott
    (Liberal Party)     		September 5, 1905 -
    October 20, 1916     		Election Dec. 13, 1905 (Lumsden)
    Re-election Aug. 14, 1908 (Swift Current)
    Re-election July 11, 1912 (Swift Current)
    Resignation Oct. 20, 1916 (retired)
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    		 2. William Melville Martin
    (Liberal Party)     		October 20, 1916 -
    April 5, 1922     		Appointment October 20, 1916 (Regina City)
    Re-election June 26, 1917 (Regina City)
    Re-election June 9, 1921 (Regina City)
    Resignation April 5, 1922 (retired)
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    		 3. Charles Avery Dunning
    (Liberal Party)     		April 5, 1922 -
    February 26, 1926     		Appointed April 5, 1922 (Moose Jaw County)
    Re-elected June 2, 1925 (Moose Jaw County)
    Resignation Feb. 26, 1926 (conversion to federal politics)
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    		 4th James Garfield Gardiner
    (Liberal Party)
    (1st term)     		February 26, 1926 -
    September 9, 1929     		Appointed Feb. 26, 1926 (North Qu'Appelle)
    Re-elected June 6, 1929 (North Qu'Appelle)
    (minority government)
    Resignation Sep 9. 1929 (opposition forms coalition government)
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    		 5. James Anderson
    (Conservative Party)     		September 9, 1929 -
    July 19, 1934     		Appointment Sep 9 1929 (Saskatoon City) (coalition government)
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    		 - James Garfield Gardiner
    (Liberal Party)
    (2nd term)     		July 19, 1934 -
    November 1, 1935     		Election July 19, 1934 (Melville)
    Resignation November 1, 1935 (conversion to federal politics)
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    		 6th William John Patterson
    (Liberal Party)     		November 1, 1935 -
    July 10, 1944     		Appointed November 1, 1935 (Cannington)
    Re-elected June 8, 1938 (Cannington)
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    		 7th Tommy Douglas
    (CCF)     		July 10, 1944 -
    November 7, 1961     		Election June 15, 1944 (Weyburn)
    Re-election June 24, 1948 (Weyburn)
    Re-election June 11, 1952 (Weyburn)
    Re-election June 20, 1956 (Weyburn)
    Re-election June 8, 1960 (Weyburn)
    Resignation November 7, 1961 (conversion to federal politics )
    8th. Woodrow Stanley Lloyd
    (CCF)     		November 7, 1961 -
    May 2, 1964     		Appointed Nov. 7, 1961 (Biggar)
    9. Ross Thatcher
    (Liberal Party)     		May 2, 1964 -
    June 30, 1971     		Election April 22, 1964 (Morse)
    Re-election October 11, 1967 (Morse)
    10. Allan Blakeney
    (New Democratic Party)     		June 30, 1971 -
    May 8, 1982     		Election June 23, 1971 (Regina Center)
    Re-election June 11, 1975 (Regina Elphinstone)
    Re-election October 18, 1978 (Regina Elphinstone)
    11. Grant Devine
    (Progressive Conservative Party)     		May 8, 1982 -
    November 1, 1991     		Election April 26, 1982 (Estevan)
    Re-election October 20, 1986 (Estevan)
    12. Roy Romanow
    (New Democratic Party)     		November 1, 1991 -
    February 8, 2001     		Election October 21, 1991 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
    Re-election June 21, 1995 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
    Re-election September 16. 1999 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
    (minority government)
    Resign 8 Feb 2001 (retired)
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    		 13. Lorne Calvert
    (New Democratic Party)     		February 8, 2001 -
    November 21, 2007     		Appointment Feb. 8, 2001
    Re-election Nov. 5, 2003 (Saskatoon Riversdale)
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    		 14th Brad Wall
    (Saskatchewan Party)     		November 21, 2007 -
    February 2, 2018     		Election Nov 7, 2007 (Swift Current)
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    		 15th Scott Moe
    (Saskatchewan Party)     		since February 2, 2018 Election April 4, 2016 (Rosthern-Shellbrook)

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