Roy Romanow

The Honourable Roy Romanow PC OC SOM KC
Romanow in 2015, at the University of Ottawa
12th Premier of Saskatchewan
In office November 1, 1991 – February 8, 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Sylvia Fedoruk Jack Wiebe Lynda Haverstock
Preceded by	Grant Devine
Succeeded by	Lorne Calvert
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 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 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.