List of Saskatchewan leaders of the opposition

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A list of parliamentary opposition leaders in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 1906 to the present.

Contents

   New Democratic Party (12)
   Liberal Party (11)
  Provincial Rights Party / Conservative Party of Saskatchewan / Progressive Conservative Party (9)
   Saskatchewan Party (3)
   Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (3)
   Independent (2)
   Progressive Party (1)
   Farmer-Labour Group (1)
NamePartyTook officeLeft office
  Frederick Haultain Provincial Rights 19061912
  W.B. Willoughby Conservative 19121917
  Donald MacLean Conservative 19171920
 Vacant [a] 19211922
  John Maharg Independent 19231923
  Harris Turner Independent 19241925
  James Anderson [b] Conservative 19251929
  Charles Tran [b] Progressive 19251929
  James G. Gardiner Liberal 19291934
  George Williams Farmer-Labour 19341938
  George Williams CCF 19381940
  John Brockelbank CCF 19411944
  William Patterson Liberal 19441948
  Walter Tucker Liberal 19491954
  Asmundur A. Loptson Liberal 19541954
  Alexander H. McDonald Liberal 19551960
  Ross Thatcher Liberal 19611964
  Woodrow Lloyd CCF 19641967
  Woodrow Lloyd NDP 19671970
  Allan Blakeney NDP 19701971
  David Steuart Liberal 19711976
  Ted Malone [c] Liberal 19761978
  Dick Collver [c] Progressive Conservative 19771979
  Eric Berntson Progressive Conservative 19791982
  Allan Blakeney NDP 19821987
  Roy Romanow NDP 19871991
  Grant Devine Progressive Conservative 19911992
  Rick Swenson Progressive Conservative 19931994
  Bill Boyd Progressive Conservative 19941995
  Lynda Haverstock Liberal 19951995
  Ron Osika Liberal 19951996
  Ken Krawetz Liberal 19961997
  Ken Krawetz Saskatchewan Party 19971999
  Elwin Hermanson Saskatchewan Party 19992003
  Brad Wall Saskatchewan Party 20042007
  Lorne Calvert NDP 20072009
  Len Taylor NDP 20092009
  Dwain Lingenfelter NDP 20092011
  John Nilson NDP 20112013
  Cam Broten NDP 20132016
  Trent Wotherspoon NDP 20162017
  Nicole Sarauer NDP 20172018
  Ryan Meili NDP 20182022
  Carla Beck NDP 2022present

Bold indicates had been, or became, premier of Saskatchewan.

Notes

  1. There was no designated Leader of the Opposition for the sessions of 1921 and 1922.
  2. 1 2 From 1925 to 1929, Anderson and Tran were both considered Leaders of the Opposition.
  3. 1 2 From 1977 to 1978, Malone was the Leader of the Liberal Opposition and Collver was the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Opposition, as their parties had exactly equal representation in the Assembly.

Source: Saskatchewan Archives [1]

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