External links
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. "Lieutenant Governor > History". Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan.
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The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Saskatchewan. Though the present day office of the Lieutenant Governor in Saskatchewan came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1905, the post is a continuation from the first Governorship of the Northwest Territories in 1869.
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until |
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| Governors under Edward VII (1905 –1910): | |||
| 1. | Amédée Emmanuel Forget | 1 September 1905 | → |
| Governors under George V (1910 –1936): | |||
| 1. | cont... | ← | 14 October 1910 |
| 2. | George William Brown | 14 October 1910 | 18 October 1915 |
| 3. | Sir Richard Stuart Lake KCMG | 18 October 1915 | 18 February 1921 |
| 4. | Henry William Newlands | 18 February 1921 | 31 March 1931 |
| 5. | Hugh Edwin Munroe OBE M.D. | 31 March 1931 | → |
| Governors under Edward VIII (1936): | |||
| 5. | cont... | ← | 10 September 1936 |
| 6. | Archibald Peter McNab | 10 September 1936 | → |
| Governors under George VI (1936 –1952): | |||
| 6. | cont... | ← | 27 February 1945 |
| 7. | Thomas Miller | 27 February 1945 | 20 June 1945 |
| 8. | Reginald John Marsden Parker | 22 June 1945 | 23 March 1948 |
| 9. | John Michael Uhrich M.D. | 23 March 1948 | 15 June 1951 |
| 10. | William John Patterson | 15 June 1951 | → |
| Governors under Elizabeth II (1952 –2022): | |||
| 10. | cont... | ← | 3 February 1958 |
| 11. | Frank Lindsay Bastedo QC | 3 February 1958 | 1 March 1963 |
| 12. | Robert Leith Hanbidge QC | 1 March 1963 | 2 February 1970 |
| 13. | Stephen Worobetz OC MC SOM FRCSC | 2 February 1970 | 29 February 1976 |
| 14. | George Porteous CM MBE | 3 March 1976 | 7 February 1978 |
| 15. | Cameron Irwin McIntosh | 22 February 1978 | 6 July 1983 |
| 16. | Frederick William Johnson OC SOM QC | 6 July 1983 | 7 September 1988 |
| 17. | Sylvia Olga Fedoruk OC SOM | 7 September 1988 | 31 May 1994 |
| 18. | John E. N. Wiebe SOM | 31 May 1994 | 21 February 2000 |
| 19. [a] | Lynda Maureen Haverstock OC SOM | 21 February 2000 | 1 August 2006 |
| 20. [a] | Gordon L. Barnhart OC SOM | 1 August 2006 | 22 March 2012 |
| 21. [a] | Vaughn Solomon Schofield SOM SVM | 22 March 2012 | 21 March 2018 |
| 22. | W. Thomas Molloy OC SOM QC | 21 March 2018 | 2 July 2019 |
| 23. | Russell Mirasty SOM MSM | 18 July 2019 | → |
| Governors under Charles III (2022 –present): | |||
| 23. | cont... | ← | |
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The provincial flag of Saskatchewan was adopted in 1969. It is blazoned per fess vert and or, in the fly a prairie lily slipped and leaved proper, in the dexter chief an escutcheon of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan fimbriated argent. The symbolism within the flag is shown just with the colours; yellow representing the grain fields in the southern portion of the province where as the green represents the northern forested areas. The western red lily in the fly of the flag is the provincial flower. In 2017, The Minister of Parks, Culture and Sports designated September 22 as Saskatchewan Flag Day.
Events from the year 1906 in Canada.
The premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The current premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018, after winning the 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election. The first premier of Saskatchewan was Liberal Thomas Walter Scott, who served from 1905 to 1916. Since Saskatchewan was created as a province in 1905, 15 individuals have served as premier.
The Executive Council of Saskatchewan is the cabinet of that Canadian province.
Lynda Maureen Haverstock is the former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, and served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan from 2000 until July 2006. In 2007, she was named President/CEO of Tourism Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Johnson, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Grant Devine, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Saskatchewan residents for conspicuous achievements in any field, being thus described in law as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Saskatchewan Crown.
The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan is the representative in Saskatchewan of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The current lieutenant governor is Russell Mirasty, who was appointed on July 17, 2019, following the death in office of Lieutenant Governor W. Thomas Molloy, on July 2, 2019.
Amédée Emmanuel Marie Forget was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He was the last lieutenant governor of the North-West Territories and the first lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan.
William Thomas Molloy was a Canadian lawyer, treaty negotiator, and Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. He was the 22nd lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, from 2018 to 2019.
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.
Government House in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, is the official office of the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan. It was first constructed as a residence for the lieutenant governor of the North-West Territories, whose territorial headquarters were in Regina. When the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta were created out of the Territories in 1905, Regina became the capital of Saskatchewan and Government House became the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan. It was vacated in 1944 and then returned to official ceremonial use in 1984.
In Canada, a lieutenant governor is the representative of the king of Canada in the government of each province. The governor general of Canada appoints the lieutenant governors on the advice of the prime minister of Canada to carry out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties for an unfixed period of time—known as serving "His Excellency’s pleasure"—though five years is the normal convention. Similar positions in Canada's three territories are termed "commissioners" and are representatives of the federal government, not the monarch directly.
This is a list of leaders and office-holders of Canada. See also Canadian incumbents by year.
The Government of Saskatchewan is the provincial government of the province of Saskatchewan. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867.
By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, the Canadian monarchy operates in Saskatchewan as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such, the Crown within Saskatchewan's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in right of Saskatchewan, His Majesty in right of Saskatchewan, or His Majesty the King in right of Saskatchewan. The Constitution Act, 1867, however, leaves many royal duties in Saskatchewan specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy.
The monarchy of Canada forms the core of each Canadian provincial jurisdiction's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in each province. The monarchy has been headed since September 8, 2022 by King Charles III who as sovereign is shared equally with both the Commonwealth realms and the Canadian federal entity. He, his consort, and other members of the Canadian royal family undertake various public and private functions across the country. He is the only member of the royal family with any constitutional role.
Violet Elizabeth Dowdeswell is a Canadian civil servant who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2014 to 2023. As lieutenant governor, Dowdeswell was the viceregal representative of the Crown in Right of Ontario and the first in over seven decades to serve under two different Canadian sovereigns. A champion of civil society, environmental protection, inclusive growth and liberal democracy, she is also the longest-serving lieutenant governor in Ontario's history.
Russell Mirasty is the 23rd and current lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan. He was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the constitutional advice of the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on July 17, 2019. Mirasty was sworn in on July 18, filling the vacancy in the position left when W. Thomas Molloy died in office on July 2.
