Chair of the Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
In office April 2001 – November 2002
Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien
Saskatchewan Leader of the Opposition
In office November 7, 1987 – November 1, 1991
Preceded by
Allan Blakeney
Succeeded by
Grant Devine
3rd Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
In office November 7, 1987 – January 27, 2001
Preceded by
Allan Blakeney
Succeeded by
Lorne Calvert
Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan
In office June 30, 1971 – May 8, 1982
Premier
Allan Blakeney
Succeeded by
Eric Berntson
Saskatchewan Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
In office June 19, 1979 – May 8, 1982
Premier
Allan Blakeney
Preceded by
new office
Succeeded by
John Gary Lane
Attorney General of Saskatchewan
In office June 30, 1971 – May 8, 1982
Premier
Allan Blakeney
Preceded by
Darrel Verner Heald
Succeeded by
John Gary Lane
Provincial Secretary of Saskatchewan
In office June 30, 1971 – May 12, 1972
Premier
Allan Blakeney
Preceded by
Darrel Verner Heald
Succeeded by
Edwin Tchorzewski
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office October 11, 1967 – April 26, 1982
Preceded by
New Riding
Succeeded by
Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk
Constituency
Saskatoon Riversdale
In office October 20, 1986 – February 8, 2001
Preceded by
Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk
Succeeded by
Lorne Calvert
Constituency
Saskatoon Riversdale
Personal details
Born
Roy John Romanow
(1939-08-12) August 12, 1939 (age 84) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political party
New Democratic Party
Alma mater
University of Saskatchewan
Profession
Lawyer
Roy John RomanowPC OC SOM KC (born August 12, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001. He was the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 1987 until his retirement in 2001. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Riversdale from 1967 to 1982 and from 1986 to 2001.
Romanow played a prominent role in Allan Blakeney's NDP government from 1971 to 1982, particularly in negotiations over Patriation of the Canadian Constitution. He became the Leader of the Opposition in 1987 before leading the NDP to three consecutive election victories in the 1990s. His time as premier left a divisive legacy within Saskatchewan political history. When Romanow first took office, Saskatchewan was facing the prospect of bankruptcy. His fiscal management brought the province back to balanced finances by the middle of the decade. However, his embrace of Third Way neoliberal politics disillusioned many within the NDP. Moreover, the perception that his cuts to spending disproportionately impacted rural Saskatchewan deepened an already growing divide between urban and rural issues and voters in the province, which factored prominently into future elections.
Roy John Romanow PC OC SOM KC (born August 12, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001. He was...
Romanow, Roy (2019). "Principled Pragmatism: Allan Blakeney and Saskatchewan's 'Resource Wars'". In Isinger, Russel; Whyte, John D.; Romanow, Roy; McGrane...
as the Romanow Report, is a committee study led by RoyRomanow on the future of health care in Canada. It was delivered in November 2002. Romanow recommended...
premier when he was elected NDP leader in 2001 after the retirement of RoyRomanow. Campaigning on the party's social democratic legacy, Calvert led the...
utility SaskPower (Channel Lake), the New Democrat government of Premier RoyRomanow – challenged by the newly created Saskatchewan Party – lost a significant...
the New Democratic Party, led by former provincial Attorney General RoyRomanow. A major source of dissatisfaction with the Grant Devine government was...
Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic Party government of Premier RoyRomanow was re-elected for a second term, although with a reduced majority. The...
Romanow or Romanów may refer to: RoyRomanow, Canadian politician and former premier of Saskatchewan Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada...
Freedoms. A late-night "kitchen accord" between McMurtry, Jean Chrétien and RoyRomanow on 6 November 1981 broke a deadlock in negotiations, and resulted in...
domination by Quebec and Ontario of Canadian politics. Saskatchewan Premier RoyRomanow also considered separation from Canada if the 1995 referendum had succeeded...
history, but the premier—who sought the advice of former NDP premier RoyRomanow and former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed—argued that Saskatchewan stood...
election at the hands of the NDP, now led by former attorney general RoyRomanow. The PCs were reduced to 10 seats in the legislature, all of them rural...
Canada. It was held by two Premiers of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2007 – RoyRomanow and Lorne Calvert. It is currently represented by Marv Friesen of the...
2003 to 2007. He was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of RoyRomanow and Lorne Calvert. Appointed to Cabinet in November 1995, he had responsibility...
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Commons on June 1, 1999, to join the cabinet of then Saskatchewan Premier RoyRomanow. He was elected as an MLA in a by-election as the Saskatchewan NDP MLA...
western provinces join the United States. In 1995, Premier of Saskatchewan RoyRomanow secretly formed a committee on consequences if Quebec seceded. The most...
Allan Blakeney and RoyRomanow; he was the Opposition House Leader from 1982 to 1986, and also served as Deputy Premier to Romanow. In 2011, Lingenfelter...
Toronto. He also served as deputy chief of staff to Saskatchewan Premier RoyRomanow. Brian Topp was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and grew up in neighbouring...
38-seat loss in 1944. The highest-profile casualty was Deputy Premier RoyRomanow, who was ousted by Tory challenger Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk as part of the...
Binns Premier of Quebec - Lucien Bouchard Premier of Saskatchewan - RoyRomanow Premier of the Northwest Territories - James Antoine Premier of Nunavut...
its authors, Jean Chrétien from the federal government, RoyRomanow from Saskatchewan, and Roy McMurtry from Ontario, became known as the Kitchen Cabinet...
weakened by internal disputes. The New Democratic Party (NDP) under RoyRomanow took power in 1991, and rapidly addressed the fiscal crisis in balancing...
other Members were Raymond Speaker, P.C., O.C., Baljit S. Chadha, P.C., RoyRomanow, P.C., O.C., Q.C. and Aldéa Landry, P.C., C.M., Q.C.. Treasury Board...
Labor-Progressive Party, which had a handful of seats. In Saskatchewan, NDP premier RoyRomanow formed a formal coalition with the Saskatchewan Liberals in 1999 after...
Binns Premier of Quebec - Lucien Bouchard Premier of Saskatchewan - RoyRomanow Premier of the Northwest Territories - Don Morin then James Antoine Premier...
San Jose Sharks and radio show host Kyle Riabko – actor and musician RoyRomanow – former Premier of Saskatchewan William Sarjeant – geology professor...
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