List of premiers of Saskatchewan
The premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, is the province's head of government since 1905. Saskatchewan uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that has the support of a majority in the Legislative Assembly. 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 passage of a non-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) |
Term of office | Electoral mandates (Assembly) | Political party | Riding | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers of the North-West Territories | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain (1857–1942) |
7 October 1897 |
1 September 1905 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for Macleod | ||
| Led negotiations for provincial status for Alberta and Saskatchewan. | |||||||||
| Premiers of Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Thomas Walter Scott (1867–1938) |
12 September 1905 |
20 October 1916 |
|
Liberal (Named leader in 1905) |
MLA for Lumsden (1905-1908) MLA for Swift Current (1908-1916) |
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| 2 |  |
William Melville Martin (1876–1970) |
20 October 1916 |
5 April 1922 |
|
Liberal (Named leader in 1916) |
MLA for Regina City (1916-1921) MLA for Regina City #1 (1921-1922) |
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| 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)[1] | |||||||||
| 3 |  |
Charles Avery Dunning (1885–1958) |
5 April 1922 |
26 February 1926 |
|
Liberal (Named leader in 1922) |
MLA for Moose Jaw County | ||
| 4 (1 of 2) |
 |
James G. Gardiner (1883–1962) |
26 February 1926 |
9 September 1929 |
|
Liberal (Named leader in 1926) |
MLA for North Qu'Appelle | ||
| 5 |  |
James Thomas Milton Anderson (1878–1946) |
9 September 1929 |
19 July 1934 |
|
Conservative (Named leader in 1924) |
MLA for Saskatoon City #1 | ||
| — (2 of 2) |
|
James Garfield Gardiner (1883–1962) |
19 July 1934 |
1 November 1935 |
Liberal (Named leader in 1926) |
MLA for Melville | |||
| 6 |  |
William John Patterson (1886–1976) |
1 November 1935 |
10 July 1944 |
|
Liberal (Named leader in 1935) |
MLA for Cannington | ||
| First Premier born in Saskatchewan.[2] | |||||||||
| 7 |  |
Tommy Douglas (1904–1986) |
10 July 1944 |
7 November 1961 |
Co-operative Commonwealth (Named leader in 1942) |
MLA for Weyburn | |||
| 8 |  |
Woodrow Lloyd (1913–1972) |
7 November 1961 |
22 May 1964 |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth (Named leader in 1961) |
MLA for Biggar | ||
| 9 |  |
Ross Thatcher (1917–1971) |
22 May 1964 |
30 June 1971 |
Liberal (Named leader in 1959) |
MLA for Morse | |||
| 10 |  |
Allan Blakeney (1925–2011) |
30 June 1971 |
8 May 1982 |
New Democratic (Named leader in 1970) |
MLA for Regina Centre (1971-1975) MLA for Regina Elphinstone (1975-1982) |
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| 11 | |
Grant Devine (b. 1944) |
8 May 1982 |
1 November 1991 |
Progressive Conservative (Named leader in 1979) |
MLA for Estevan | |||
| 12 |  |
Roy Romanow (b. 1939) |
1 November 1991 |
8 February 2001 |
New Democratic (Named leader in 1987) |
MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale | |||
| 13 |  |
Lorne Calvert (b. 1952) |
8 February 2001 |
21 November 2007 |
|
New Democratic (Named leader in 2001) |
MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale | ||
| 14 |  |
Brad Wall (b. 1965) |
21 November 2007 |
2 February 2018 |
Saskatchewan (Named leader in 2004) |
MLA for Swift Current | |||
| 15 |  |
Scott Moe (b. 1973) |
2 February 2018 |
incumbent |
|
Saskatchewan (Named leader in 2018) |
MLA for Rosthern-Shellbrook | ||
Living former premiers
As of December 2021, four 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.
| Name | Term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Devine | 1982–1991 | July 5, 1944 |
| Roy Romanow | 1991–2001 | August 12, 1939 |
| Lorne Calvert | 2001–2007 | December 24, 1952 |
| Brad Wall | 2007–2018 | November 24, 1965 |
Timeline
See also
- List of premiers of Saskatchewan by time in office
- List of Leaders of the Opposition in Saskatchewan
- For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.
References
- Saskatchewan Premiers
- See article on William John Patterson at the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
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