Lorne Calvert | |
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 Calvert addressing the media in 2007 | |
| 13th Premier of Saskatchewan | |
| In office February 8, 2001 – November 21, 2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Lynda Haverstock Gordon Barnhart |
| Preceded by | Roy Romanow |
| Succeeded by | Brad Wall |
| Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party | |
| In office January 27, 2001 – June 6, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Romanow |
| Succeeded by | Dwain Lingenfelter |
| Saskatchewan Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office November 21, 2007 – June 6, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Wall |
| Succeeded by | Dwain Lingenfelter |
| Saskatchewan Minister of Health | |
| In office February 3, 1995 – November 22, 1995 | |
| Premier | Roy Romanow |
| Preceded by | Louise Simard |
| Succeeded by | Eric Cline |
| Saskatchewan Minister of Social Services | |
| In office November 22, 1995 – September 21, 1998 | |
| Premier | Roy Romanow |
| Preceded by | Bob Pringle |
| Succeeded by | Harry Van Mulligen |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
| In office March 19, 2001 – June 30, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Romanow |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Chartier |
| Constituency | Saskatoon Riversdale |
| In office October 20, 1986 – August 16, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | 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, Canada |
| Political party | Saskatchewan New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (Regina Campus and St. Andrew's College) |
| Profession | Minister |
Lorne Albert Calvert SOM (born December 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Riversdale from 2001 to 2009, when he retired. He also served as the MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow from 1986 to 1999.
Calvert became premier when he was elected NDP leader in 2001 after the retirement of Roy Romanow. Campaigning on the party's social democratic legacy, Calvert led the party to a majority government in the 2003 provincial election. His party was defeated in the 2007 election by Brad Wall's Saskatchewan Party. Late in Calvert's tenure as premier, the provincial economy—buoyed by rapidly rising natural resource prices—began a significant upturn.