List of Saskatchewan leaders of the opposition

A list ofparliamentary oppositionleaders in theCanadian provinceofSaskatchewan,from 1906 to the present.

Provincial Rights Party / Conservative Party of Saskatchewan /Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
Name Party Took office Left office
1. Frederick Haultain Provincial Rights 1906 1912
2. W.B. Willoughby Conservative 1912 1917
3. Donald MacLean Conservative 1917 1921
4. John Maharg Independent 1923 1924
5. Harris Turner Independent 1924 1925
6. Charles Tran Progressive 1925 1929
7. James Anderson Conservative 1929 1929
8. James Gardiner Liberal 1929 1934
9. George Williams Farmer-Labour 1934 1938
George Williams CCF 1938 1941
10. John Brockelbank CCF 1941 1944
11. William Patterson Liberal 1944 1948
12. Walter Tucker Liberal 1948 1954
13. Asmundur A. Loptson Liberal 1954 1955
14. Alexander H. McDonald Liberal 1955 1960
15. Ross Thatcher Liberal 1960 1964
16. Woodrow Lloyd CCF/NDP 1964 1970
17. Allan Blakeney NDP 1970 1971
18. David Steuart Liberal 1971 1976
19. Ted Malone Liberal 1976 1978
20. Dick Collver Progressive Conservative 1978 1979
21. Eric Berntson Progressive Conservative 1979 1982
Allan Blakeney NDP 1982 1987
22. Roy Romanow NDP 1987 1991
23. Grant Devine Progressive Conservative 1991 1992
24. Rick Swenson Progressive Conservative 1992 1994
25. Bill Boyd Progressive Conservative 1994 1995
26. Lynda Haverstock Liberal 1995 1995
27. Ron Osika Liberal 1995 1996
28. Ken Krawetz Liberal 1996 1997
Ken Krawetz Saskatchewan Party 1997 1999
29. Elwin Hermanson Saskatchewan Party 1999 2004
30. Brad Wall Saskatchewan Party 2004 2007
31. Lorne Calvert NDP 2007 2009
32. Len Taylor NDP 2009 2009
33. Dwain Lingenfelter NDP 2009 2011
34. John Nilson NDP 2011 2013
35. Cam Broten NDP 2013 2016
36. Trent Wotherspoon NDP 2016 2017
37. Nicole Sarauer NDP 2017 2018
38. Ryan Meili NDP 2018 2022
39. 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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