Leaders of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly

Home , Cam Broten, Dwain Lingenfelter, John Nilson, Nicole Sarauer, Ryan Meili, Trent Wotherspoon

LEADERS OF THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sessions

1906 – 1912 Frederick William Gordon Haultain PR 1912 – 1917 Wellington Bartley Willoughby Cons 1917 – 1920 Donald MacLean Cons 1923 John Archibald Maharg Ind 1924 – 1925 Harris Turner Ind 1925 – 1929 Charles Ernest Tran Prog James Thomas Milton Anderson Cons 1929 – 1934 James Garfield Gardiner Lib 1934 – 1940 George Hara Williams CCF 1941 – 1944 John Hewgill Brockelbank CCF 1944 – 1948 William John Patterson Lib 1949 – 1953 Walter Adam Tucker Lib 1954 Asmundur A. Loptson Lib 1955 – 1960 Alexander Hamilton MacDonald Lib 1961 – 1964 Wilbert Ross Thatcher Lib 1965 – 1970 Woodrow Stanley Lloyd CCF-NDP 1970 – 1971 Allan Emrys Blakeney NDP 1971 – 1976 David Gordon Steuart Lib 1976 – 1977 Edward Cyril Malone Lib 1977 – 1978 Edward Cyril Malone Lib Richard Lee Collver PC 1978 – 1979 Richard Lee Collver PC 1979 – 1982 Eric Arthur Berntson PC 1982 – 1987 Allan Emrys Blakeney NDP 1987 – 1991 Roy John Romanow NDP 1991 – 1992 Donald Grant Devine PC 1993 – 1994 Richard James Swenson PC 1994 – 1995 Bill Boyd PC 1995 Lynda Maureen Haverstock Lib 1995 – 1996 Ron Osika Lib 1996 – 1997 Kenneth Patrick Krawetz Lib 1997 – 1999 Kenneth Patrick Krawetz SP 1999 – 2003 Elwin Norris Hermanson SP 2004 – 2007 Brad Wall SP 2007 - 2009 Lorne Albert Calvert NDP 2009 Len Taylor NDP 2009 - 2011 Dwain Lingenfelter NDP 2011 - 2013 John Nilson NDP 2013 - 2016 Cam Broten NDP 2016 - 2017 Trent Wotherspoon NDP 2017 - 2018 Nicole Sarauer NDP 2018 - Ryan Meili NDP

NOTE – 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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