The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was founded in 1932 as the Farmer-Labour Group and was known as the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) from 1935 until 1967. The NDP currently forms the Official Opposition and is led by Carla Beck.
"Towards the Dawn!" – A 1930s promotional image for the Saskatchewan CCF
Tommy Douglas led the CCF from 1942–1962 and led the party to victory in the 1944 provincial election.
Lorne Calvert led the NDP from 2001–2009 and served as Premier from 2001–2007.
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Thomas Clement Douglas was a Scottish Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He left federal politics to become Leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan. His government introduced the continent's first single-payer, universal health care program.
The Leader-Post announces the CCF victory, 1944
Douglas, c. 1971
The Greatest Canadian, a statue depicting Douglas created by Lea Vivot and installed along the riverfront boardwalk in Weyburn, Saskatchewan