List of Saskatchewan Leaders of the Opposition


A list of parliamentary opposition leaders in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 1906 to the present.
NamePartyTook OfficeLeft Office
1.		Frederick HaultainProvincial Rights19061912
2.		W.B. WilloughbyConservative19121917
3.		Donald MacLeanConservative19171921
4.		John MahargIndependent19231924
5.		Harris TurnerIndependent19241925
6.		Charles TranProgressive19251929
7.		James AndersonConservative19291929
8.		James GardinerLiberal19291934
9.		George WilliamsFarmer-Labour19341938
–		George WilliamsCCF19381941
10.		John BrockelbankCCF19411944
11.		William PattersonLiberal19441948
12.		Walter TuckerLiberal19481954
13.		Asmundur A. LoptsonLiberal19541955
14.		Alexander H. McDonaldLiberal19551960
15.		Ross ThatcherLiberal19601964
16.		Woodrow LloydCCF/NDP19641970
17.		Allan BlakeneyNDP19701971
18.		David SteuartLiberal19711976
19.		Ted MaloneLiberal19761978
20.		Dick CollverProgressive Conservative19781979
21.		Eric BerntsonProgressive Conservative19791982
–		Allan BlakeneyNDP19821987
22.		Roy RomanowNDP19871991
23.		Grant DevineProgressive Conservative19911992
24.		Rick SwensonProgressive Conservative19921994
25.		Bill BoydProgressive Conservative19941995
26.		Lynda HaverstockLiberal19951995
27.		Ron OsikaLiberal19951996
28.		Ken KrawetzLiberal19961997
–		Ken KrawetzSaskatchewan Party19971999
29.		Elwin HermansonSaskatchewan Party19992004
30.		Brad WallSaskatchewan Party20042007
31.		Lorne CalvertNDP20072009
32.		Len TaylorNDP20092009
33.		Dwain LingenfelterNDP20092011
34.		John NilsonNDP20112013
35.		Cam BrotenNDP20132016
36.		Trent WotherspoonNDP20162017
37.		Nicole SarauerNDP20172018
38.		Ryan MeiliNDP2018present

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.
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.