Ujjal Dev Dosanjh,is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 33rd premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. He was minister of health from 2004 until 2006,when the party lost government. He then served in the Official Opposition from January 2006 until 2011. Dosanjh was one of four visible minorities to serve in Paul Martin's Ministry.
Roy John Romanow is a Canadian politician who served as the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001.
The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right to right-wing political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Since 2007,it has been the province's governing party;both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) from power.
Thomas Walter Scott was the first premier of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916. Scott was Saskatchewan's second longest-serving Premier,serving one continuous term from 1905 to 1916). He led the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in three general elections,winning all three with majority governments before retiring. He was the first of six Liberal Premiers to date. He was succeeded by William Melville Martin. Scott was also the minister of various departments during his tenure as premier. Prior to the creation of Saskatchewan in 1905,Scott was a Member of Parliament in the federal House of Commons of Canada,elected in the general elections of 1900 and 1904.
Woodrow Stanley Lloyd was a Canadian politician and educator. Born in Saskatchewan in 1913,he became a teacher in the early 1930s. He worked as a teacher and school principal until 1944 and was involved with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation,eventually becoming its president.
Lynne Yelich,is a Canadian politician and was the Conservative MP for the former riding of Blackstrap and predecessor riding components,from 2000 to 2015.
Jeremy Harrison is a Canadian provincial politician who is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,representing the riding of Meadow Lake. Harrison is also the former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River,a riding that encompasses the northern half of the province of Saskatchewan.
Gordon Leslie Barnhart is a former Clerk of the Senate of Canada and the Saskatchewan Legislature,as well as former Secretary of the University of Saskatchewan. He was the 20th Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan from 2006 until 2012. He was the interim President of the University of Saskatchewan as from May 21,2014 until October 24,2015.
Eric H. Cline is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Idylwyld from 1991 to 1995,Saskatoon Mount Royal from 1995 to 2003,and Saskatoon Massey Place 2003 to 2007. He was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert. Appointed to Cabinet in November 1995,he had responsibility for a number of portfolios including Health,Labour,Finance,Justice,and Industry and Resources. On December 15,2006,Cline announced his intention to not run in the 2007 election. He continued to serve in Cabinet until May 31,2007. Cam Broten,subsequently Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP and Leader of the Opposition in the Saskatchewan Lesgislature,was elected to replace him as the MLA for Saskatoon Massey Place.
The Government of Saskatchewan refers to the provincial government of the province of Saskatchewan. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act,1867.
Ken Cheveldayoff is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. In 2018 he was a candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party.
The 2007 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7,2007 to determine the composition of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Herman Harold Rolfes was a Saskatchewan educator and politician who has held provincial office,as a former member of the Saskatchewan provincial legislature. He has won a number of significant recognized awards and honours over his lifetime career.
Peter Myron Kowalsky was a Canadian politician,teacher,and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Don Morgan is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Southeast. He,along with Minister Donna Harpauer,is the longest-serving current ministers in Canada. They both became Cabinet Ministers on November 21,2007 and have been in cabinet ever since.
David Forbes is a former Canadian provincial politician. He was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA) for the constituency of Saskatoon Centre from 2001 to 2020. Forbes serves as the Minster of Environment and of Labour,and as Opposition critic for Labour,Housing,Saskatchewan Housing Corporation,Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board,and Diversity,Equality and Human Rights.
Ryan Meili is a Canadian physician and former politician from Saskatoon,Saskatchewan. He previously served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Saskatoon Meewasin from 2017 to 2022 and as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2018 to 2022. He has founded a number of health care-related initiatives such as the Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health (SWITCH),the University of Saskatchewan's Making the Links program,and the Upstream think tank.
Gordon S. Wyant,KC is a lawyer and politician from Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada. Wyant currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since winning a by-election in 2010. He resigned from Cabinet after announcing on August 25,2017 that he would be running for the Saskatchewan Party Leadership to replace Premier Brad Wall. Wyant lost the leadership election to Scott Moe. When Moe was sworn in as premier,he appointed Wyant as Deputy Premier and Minister of Education.
Harris Turner was a Canadian journalist,soldier,publisher,and political figure in Saskatchewan. In 1915 he joined the Canadian military and went overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He fought in the battle at Sanctuary Wood in 1916,where he was wounded,losing his sight.
Kevin Waugh is a Canadian politician and former television sports journalist. Waugh was first elected to represent the riding of Saskatoon—Grasswood in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. During the 43rd Canadian Parliament Waugh's private member bill An Act to amend the Criminal Code was adopted to legalize betting on single sport events in Canada.
