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