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Roy Romanow
Premier of Saskatchewan 1991 to 2001
Commissioner - Future of Health Care in Canada 2001-2

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Date and Place of Birth
August 12, 1939
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Education
B.A. - University of Saskatchewan
LL.B - University of Saskatchewan

Profession

  • Lawyer
  • Appointed Chair, Commission on the Future of Health Care 2001
  • Appointed to federal government Security Intelligence Review Committee 2003

Political Affiliation
New Democratic Party (NDP)

Provincial Political Career

  • First Elected to Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly 1967
  • Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan 1971
  • Attorney General 1971
  • Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs 1979
  • Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party 1987
  • Sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan 1991
  • Retired from politics 2001


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