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Allan Blakeney

Allan Blakeney
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Allan Blakeney in 2009
10th Premier of Saskatchewan
In office
June 30, 1971 – May 8, 1982
Monarch Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor Stephen Worobetz
George Porteous
Irwin McIntosh
Preceded by Ross Thatcher
Succeeded by Grant Devine
Leader of the Opposition
In office
July 4, 1970 – June 30, 1971
Preceded by Woodrow Lloyd
Succeeded by David Steuart
In office
May 8, 1982 – November 7, 1987
Preceded by Eric Berntson
Succeeded by Roy Romanow
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
June 8, 1960 – April 22, 1964
Serving with Charles C. Williams, Marjorie Cooper, Edward C. Whelan
Preceded by Clarence Melvin Fines
Succeeded by District divided
Constituency Regina City
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
April 22, 1964 – October 11, 1967
Serving with Marjorie Cooper
Preceded by District divided
Succeeded by District abolished
Constituency Regina West
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
October 11, 1967 – June 11, 1975
Preceded by District created
Succeeded by District renamed
Constituency Regina Centre
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
June 11, 1975 – March 21, 1988
Preceded by District renamed
Succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter
Constituency Regina Elphinstone
President of the New Democratic Party
In office
1969–1971
Preceded by James Renwick
Succeeded by Donald C. MacDonald
Personal details
Born Allan Emrys Blakeney
(1925-09-07)September 7, 1925
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Died April 16, 2011(2011-04-16) (aged 85)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political party New Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Anne Gorham
Children 4

Allan Emrys Blakeney, PC, OC, SOM, QC, FRSC (September 7, 1925 – April 16, 2011) was the tenth Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP).

Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney took his law degree at Dalhousie Law School, and was a Rhodes Scholar at Queen's College, Oxford, where he played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club.

On returning to Canada, he became a senior civil servant in Saskatchewan before entering politics in 1960 and serving as a cabinet minister in the governments of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow S. Lloyd, until the government's defeat in 1964. As minister of health, he played a crucial role in the introduction of Medicare.

In 1969, Blakeney was elected national president of the New Democratic Party of Canada, succeeding James Renwick.

In 1970, Blakeney succeeded Lloyd as leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, which was then in opposition. Historically, his election as leader has been interpreted as a victory of the provincial NDP's "establishment" over its extreme left-wing Waffle faction, because Lloyd was trying to move the party more to the political left, which meant he supported the Waffle Manifesto at the October 1969 Federal NDP convention in Winnipeg. As well, Lloyd backed The Waffle's right to debate issues after the convention which disturbed many of his MLAs, who eventually forced him to resign in March 1970.


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