Editing Lorne Calvert (section)

{{Short description|13th Premier of Saskatchewan (2001–2007)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix   = [[The Reverend]] and [[the Honourable|Honourable]]
| name               = Lorne Calvert
| honorific-suffix   = [[Executive Council of Saskatchewan|ECS]] [[Saskatchewan Order of Merit|SOM]]
| image              = Calvert.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Calvert addressing the media in 2007
| order              = 13th
| office             = Premier of Saskatchewan
| term_start         = February 8, 2001
| term_end           = November 21, 2007
| monarch            = [[Elizabeth II]]
| lieutenant_governor= [[Lynda Haverstock]]<br />[[Gordon Barnhart]]
| predecessor        = [[Roy Romanow]]
| successor          = [[Brad Wall]]
| office2            = Leader of the [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party]]
| term_start2        = January 27, 2001
| term_end2          = June 6, 2009
| predecessor2       = Roy Romanow
| successor2         = [[Dwain Lingenfelter]]
| office3            = [[Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)|Saskatchewan Leader of the Opposition]]
| term_start3        = November 21, 2007
| term_end3          = June 6, 2009
| predecessor3       = Brad Wall
| successor3         = [[Dwain Lingenfelter]]
| office4            = [[Minister of Health (Saskatchewan)|Saskatchewan Minister of Health]]
| term_start4        = February 3, 1995
| term_end4          = November 22, 1995
| premier4           = [[Roy Romanow]]
| predecessor4       = [[Louise Simard (politician)|Louise Simard]]
| successor4         = [[Eric Cline]]
| office5            = Saskatchewan Minister of Social Services
| term_start5        = November 22, 1995
| term_end5          = September 21, 1998
| premier5           = Roy Romanow
| predecessor5       = [[Bob Pringle (politician)|Bob Pringle]]
| successor5         = [[Harry Van Mulligen]]
| office6            = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]
| term_start6        = March 19, 2001
| term_end6          = June 30, 2009
| constituency6      = [[Saskatoon Riversdale]]
| predecessor6       = Roy Romanow
| successor6         = [[Danielle Chartier]]
| term_start7        = October 20, 1986
| term_end7          = August 16, 1999
| constituency7      = [[Moose Jaw Wakamow]] <small>(1991–1999)</small><br/>[[Moose Jaw South]] <small>(1986–1991)</small>
| predecessor7       = [[Bud Smith (Saskatchewan politician)|Bud Smith]]
| successor7         = [[Deb Higgins]]
| birth_name         = Lorne Albert Calvert
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|12|24}}
| birth_place        = [[Moose Jaw]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| nationality        = 
| party              = [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party]]
| otherparty         =  <!--For additional political affiliations-->
| spouse             = 
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| residence          = 
| alma_mater         = [[University of Saskatchewan]] ([[University of Regina|Regina Campus]] and St. Andrew's College)
| occupation         = 
| profession         = [[Minister (Christianity)|Minister]]
| cabinet            = 
}}

'''Lorne Albert Calvert''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|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 of Saskatchewan|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.