List of Prime Ministers of Saskatchewan
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
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 ) |
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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) |
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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) |
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11. |
Grant Devine (Progressive Conservative Party) |
May 8, 1982 - November 1, 1991 |
Election April 26, 1982 (Estevan) Re-election October 20, 1986 (Estevan) |
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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) | |
15th |
Scott Moe (Saskatchewan Party) |
since February 2, 2018 | Election April 4, 2016 (Rosthern-Shellbrook) |
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