List of premiers of Saskatchewan

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Scott Moe is the current premier of Saskatchewan, since 2018. Scott Moe at US EPA (cropped).jpg
Scott Moe is the current premier of Saskatchewan, since 2018.

The premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan 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.

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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

Premiers by party

   Liberal Party (6)

Note: The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was succeeded by the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the 1960s. The party contested the 1964 election as the CCF-NDP.

List of premiers by time in office

Tommy Douglas is Saskatchewan's longest serving premier, holding the office for more than 17 years and winning five consecutive elections between 1944 and 1960. Tommycropped.jpg
Tommy Douglas is Saskatchewan's longest serving premier, holding the office for more than 17 years and winning five consecutive elections between 1944 and 1960.
RankPremierIncumbencyTerms of officeElections wonParty
1 Tommy Douglas 17 years, 120 daysJuly 10, 1944November 7, 19615  Co-operative Commonwealth
2 Thomas Walter Scott 11 years, 38 daysSeptember 12, 1905October 20, 19163  Liberal
3 Allan Blakeney 10 years, 312 daysJune 30, 1971May 8, 19823  New Democratic
4 Brad Wall 10 years, 73 daysNovember 21, 2007February 2, 20183  Saskatchewan
5 Grant Devine 9 years, 177 daysMay 8, 1982November 1, 19912  Progressive Conservative
6 Roy Romanow 9 years, 99 daysNovember 1, 1991February 8, 20013  New Democratic
7 William John Patterson 8 years, 252 daysNovember 1, 1935July 10, 19441  Liberal
8 W. Ross Thatcher 7 years, 39 daysMay 22, 1964June 30, 19712  Liberal
9 Lorne Calvert 6 years, 286 daysFebruary 8, 2001November 21, 20071  New Democratic
10 Scott Moe (incumbent)6 years, 268 daysFebruary 2, 2018Incumbent1  Saskatchewan
11 William Melville Martin 5 years, 167 daysOctober 20, 1916April 5, 19222  Liberal
12 James Thomas Milton Anderson 4 years, 313 daysSeptember 9, 1929July 19, 19341  Progressive Conservative
13 James Garfield Gardiner [lower-alpha 1] 4 years, 300 daysFebruary 26, 1926September 9, 19291  Liberal
July 19, 1934November 1, 1935
14 Charles Avery Dunning 3 years, 327 daysApril 5, 1922February 26, 19261  Liberal
15 Woodrow Lloyd 2 years, 197 daysNovember 7, 1961May 22, 19640  Co-operative Commonwealth

Notes

  1. Gardiner served two non-consecutive terms

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References

  1. Waiser, Bill (2005). Saskatchewan: A New History . Calgary: Fifth House. pp. 4–9. ISBN   9781894856492.
  2. Saskatchewan Premiers
  3. See article on William John Patterson at the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.