List of premiers of Saskatchewan

Brad Wall is the current premier of Saskatchewan.

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, or first, minister, is Saskatchewan's head of government, while the Queen of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. The premier chooses 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-Governor of the North-West Territories from 1870 until 1897, and the Premier of the North-West Territories from 1897 to 1905.

List of Premiers

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
District[1]		 Term of office[2][3] Electoral mandates (Assembly) Political party
1
Sir Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
(1857–1942)
MLA for Macleod		 7 October 1897
–
1 September 1905		 Liberal-Conservative Party
Named leader in 1897
1
Thomas Walter Scott
(1867–1938)
MLA for Lumsden (until 1908)
MLA for Swift Current (from 1908)		 12 September 1905
–
20 October 1916		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1905
2
William Melville Martin
(1876–1970)
MLA for Regina City (until 1921)
MLA for Regina City #1 (from 1921)		 20 October 1916
–
5 April 1922		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1916
Until 20 October 1917 was the only premier to not be the President of the Executive Council (he was the Minister of Education and J. A. Calder was President of the Executive Council)[4]
3
Charles Avery Dunning
(1885–1958)
MLA for Moose Jaw County		 5 April 1922
–
26 February 1926		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1922
4
(1 of 2)
James G. Gardiner
(1883–1962)
MLA for North Qu'Appelle		 26 February 1926
–
9 September 1929		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1926
5
James Thomas Milton Anderson
(1878–1946)
MLA for Saskatoon City #1		 9 September 1929
–
19 July 1934		 Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
Named leader in 1924
4
(2 of 2)
James Garfield Gardiner
(1883–1962)
MLA for Melville		 19 July 1934
–
1 November 1935		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1926
6
William John Patterson
(1886–1976)
MLA for Cannington		 1 November 1935
–
10 July 1944		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1935
First Premier born in Saskatchewan.[5]
7
Tommy Douglas
(1904–1986)
MLA for Weyburn		 10 July 1944
–
7 November 1961		 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Named leader in 1942
8
Woodrow Lloyd
(1913–1972)
MLA for Biggar		 7 November 1961
–
22 May 1964		 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Named leader in 1961
9
W. Ross Thatcher
(1917–1971)
MLA for Morse		 22 May 1964
–
30 June 1971		 Saskatchewan Liberal Party
Named leader in 1959
10
Allan Blakeney
(1925–2011)
MLA for Regina Centre (until 1975)
MLA for Regina Elphinstone (from 1975)		 30 June 1971
–
8 May 1982		 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Named leader in 1970
11
Grant Devine
(b. 1944)
MLA for Estevan		 8 May 1982
–
1 November 1991		 Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
Named leader in 1979
12
Roy Romanow
(b. 1939)
MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale		 1 November 1991
–
8 February 2001		 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Named leader in 1987
13
Lorne Calvert
(b. 1952)
MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale		 8 February 2001
–
21 November 2007		 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Named leader in 2001
14
Brad Wall
(b. 1965)
MLA for Swift Current		 21 November 2007
–
 Saskatchewan Party
Named leader in 2004
^Co. Coalition government
^Min. Minority government

Living former premiers

As of May 2015, three former premiers are alive, the oldest being Roy Romanow (1991–2001, born 1939). The most recently serving former premier to die was Allan Blakeney (1971–1982), on April 16, 2011.

NameTermDate of birth
Grant Devine 1982–1991 July 5, 1944
Roy Romanow 1991–2001 August 12, 1939
Lorne Calvert 2001–2007 December 24, 1952

Timeline

Brad Wall Lorne Calvert Roy Romanow Grant Devine Allan Blakeney W. Ross Thatcher Woodrow S. Lloyd Tommy Douglas William J. Patterson James G. Gardiner James T. M. Anderson James G. Gardiner Charles A. Dunning William M. Martin Thomas Walter Scott

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saskatchewan Archives Board. "Saskatchewan Membership to the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Executive and Legislative Directory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
  2. ↑ Legislative Assembly of Alberta. "The Office of Premier". Exact Periods of Service. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  3. ↑ Saskatchewan Archives Board. "Ministries" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  4. ↑ Saskatchewan Premiers
  5. ↑ See article on William John Patterson at the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
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