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Blakeney was a senior civil servant in Saskatchewan before entering politics and serving as a cabinet minister in the governments of Tommy Douglas and Woodrow S. Lloyd. As Minister of Health, he played a crucial role in the introduction of Medicare. In 1970, Blakeney succeeded Lloyd as leader of the Saskatchewan NDP which was then in opposition. In the 1971 provincial election, he led the party to power, defeating Ross Thatcher's conservative Liberal Party government.

Blakeney's government practiced state-led economic intervention in the economy. His governemnt created a Crown corporation in the potash industry in an attempt to diversify the province's agrarian economy.

Blakeney played an important role in the federal-provincial negotiations that led to the 1982 patriation of the Canadian constitution. Blakeney's government was defeated in the 1982 provincial election, in its attempt to win a fourth successive term. It was defeated by the Progressive Conservative PartyThe Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan . It nominated candidates for the first time in the 1912 election, seve, led by Grant DevineDonald Grant Devine (born 1944) was the Progressive Conservative Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991. A farmer, teacher and agricultural economist, Devine taught at the University of Saskatchewan in the 19.

He led the NDP into the 1986 provincial electionThe Twenty-First Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on October 20, 1986. The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was returned for a scond term with a reduced majority in the Legislative As in an unsuccessful attempt to return to the Premier's Office, and then retired from politics. He was succeeded as NDP leader by Roy RomanowRoy Romanow (born August 12, 1939), Canadian politician and Premier of Saskatchewan (1991-2001), was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1967 provincial election. From 1971 to 1982, he s.

In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Order's motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning "they desire a better country. The Order was created on July 1, 1967, on the country's 100th anniversary, to re.