Lorne Calvert
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The Reverend Lorne Calvert SOM |
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Calvert addressing media in 2007
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| 13th Premier of Saskatchewan | |
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In office February 8, 2001 – November 21, 2007 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Gordon Barnhart |
| Preceded by | Roy Romanow |
| Succeeded by | Brad Wall |
| 4th Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party | |
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In office January 27, 2001 – June 6, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Romanow |
| Succeeded by | Dwain Lingenfelter |
| Saskatchewan Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office November 21, 2007 – June 6, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Brad Wall |
| Succeeded by | Dwain Lingenfelter |
| Saskatchewan Minister of Health | |
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In office February 3, 1995 – November 22, 1995 |
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| Premier | Roy Romanow |
| Preceded by | Louise Simard |
| Succeeded by | Eric Cline |
| Saskatchewan Minister of Social Services | |
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In office November 22, 1995 – September 21, 1998 |
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| Premier | Roy Romanow |
| Preceded by | Bob Pringle |
| Succeeded by | Harry Van Mulligen |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
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In office March 19, 2001 – June 30, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Romanow |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Chartier |
| Constituency | Saskatoon Riversdale |
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In office October 20, 1986 – August 16, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur L. (Bud) Smith |
| Succeeded by | Deb Higgins |
| Constituency |
Moose Jaw Wakamow (1991–1999) Moose Jaw South (1986–1991) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Lorne Albert Calvert December 24, 1952 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (Regina Campus and St. Andrew's College) |
| Profession | Minister |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
Lorne Albert Calvert, SOM (born December 24, 1952) was the 13th Premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert, was the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter.
Calvert was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In 1975, Calvert married Betty Sluzalo of Perdue, Saskatchewan. After attending the then-Regina Campus and the St. Andrew's College seminary in Saskatoon, he was ordained as minister of the United Church of Canada in 1976 and served as minister of several rural congregations. From 1979 to 1986, Calvert was the minister of the substantial pastoral charge of Zion United Church in Moose Jaw.
He entered provincial politics in the 1986 provincial election, running as a New Democrat on a platform of prohibiting the construction of a proposed casino in Moose Jaw. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the constituency of Moose Jaw South.
He was re-elected in the 1991 and 1995 elections in the riding of Moose Jaw Wakamow. He did not run in the 1999 election, and was succeeded by Deb Higgins.
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