List of Saskatchewan leaders of the opposition

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 (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 1920
  Vacant[a] 1921 1922
  John Maharg Independent 1923 1923
  Harris Turner Independent 1924 1925
  James Anderson[b] Conservative 1925 1929
  Charles Tran[b] Progressive 1925 1929
  James G. Gardiner Liberal 1929 1934
  George Williams Farmer-Labour 1934 1938
  George Williams CCF 1938 1940
  John Brockelbank CCF 1941 1944
  William Patterson Liberal 1944 1948
  Walter Tucker Liberal 1949 1954
  Asmundur A. Loptson Liberal 1954 1954
  Alexander H. McDonald Liberal 1955 1960
  Ross Thatcher Liberal 1961 1964
  Woodrow Lloyd CCF 1964 1967
  Woodrow Lloyd NDP 1967 1970
  Allan Blakeney NDP 1970 1971
  David Steuart Liberal 1971 1976
  Ted Malone[c] Liberal 1976 1978
  Dick Collver[c] Progressive Conservative 1977 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 1993 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 2003
  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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ There was no designated Leader of the Opposition for the sessions of 1921 and 1922.
  2. ^ a b From 1925 to 1929, Anderson and Tran were both considered Leaders of the Opposition.
  3. ^ a b 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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