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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.

  Liberal Party (11)
  Provincial Rights Party / Conservative Party of Saskatchewan / Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan (9)
  Independent (2)
Name Party Took office Left office
  Frederick Haultain Provincial Rights 1906 1912
  W.B. Willoughby Conservative 1912 1917
  Donald MacLean Conservative 1917 1921
  John Maharg Independent 1923 1924
  Harris Turner Independent 1924 1925
  Charles Tran Progressive 1925 1929
  James Anderson Conservative 1929 1929
  James Gardiner Liberal 1929 1934
  George Williams Farmer-Labour 1934 1938
  George Williams CCF 1938 1941
  John Brockelbank CCF 1941 1944
  William Patterson Liberal 1944 1948
  Walter Tucker Liberal 1948 1954
  Asmundur A. Loptson Liberal 1954 1955
  Alexander H. McDonald Liberal 1955 1960
  Ross Thatcher Liberal 1960 1964
  Woodrow Lloyd NDP 1964 1970
  Allan Blakeney NDP 1970 1971
  David Steuart Liberal 1971 1976
  Ted Malone Liberal 1976 1978
  Dick Collver Progressive Conservative 1978 1979
  Eric Berntson Progressive Conservative 1979 1982
  Allan Blakeney NDP 1982 1987
  Roy Romanow NDP 1987 1991
  Grant Devine Progressive Conservative 1991 1992
  Rick Swenson Progressive Conservative 1992 1994
  Bill Boyd Progressive Conservative 1994 1995
  Lynda Haverstock Liberal 1995 1995
  Ron Osika Liberal 1995 1996
  Ken Krawetz Liberal 1996 1997
  Ken Krawetz Saskatchewan Party 1997 1999
  Elwin Hermanson Saskatchewan Party 1999 2004
  Brad Wall Saskatchewan Party 2004 2007
  Lorne Calvert NDP 2007 2009
  Len Taylor NDP 2009 2009
  Dwain Lingenfelter NDP 2009 2011
  John Nilson NDP 2011 2013
  Cam Broten NDP 2013 2016
  Trent Wotherspoon NDP 2016 2017
  Nicole Sarauer NDP 2017 2018
  Ryan Meili NDP 2018 2022
  Carla Beck NDP 2022 present


(1) There was no designated Leader of the Opposition for the sessions of 1921 and 1922. In the period 1925-1929 C.E. Tran and J.T.M. Anderson were paid equal allowances as Leaders of the Opposition.

(2)The Saskatchewan CCF officially became the Saskatchewan NDP on November 25, 1967.

(3)From June 24, 1977 E.C. Malone and R.L. Collver were paid equal allowances as Leader of the Liberal Opposition and Progressive Conservative Opposition respectively.

(4)Mr. Richard James Swenson was designated Leader of the Opposition on January 1, 1993.

(5)Ms. Lynda Haverstock resigned as Leader of the Opposition on November 12, 1995. Mr. Ron Osika was designated Leader of the Opposition on November 15, 1995.

(6)Mr. Kenneth Krawetz was designated Leader of the Opposition on December 6, 1996.

(7)Mr. Kenneth Krawetz was designated Leader of the Opposition in August 1997.

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