Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan - wikipedia Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Emblem of the Lieutenant Governor Incumbent W. Thomas Molloy SOM since 21 March 2018 Viceroy Style His Honour the Honourable Appointer Governor General of Canada Term length At the Governor General 's pleasure Formation 1 September 1905 First holder Amédée E. Forget Website www.ltgov.sk.ca Lieutenant Governor Amédée E. Forget in his office at Government House, 1898 The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan / lɛfˈtɛnənt / is the viceregal representative in Saskatchewan of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United Kingdom. The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch 's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and 22nd, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan is W. Thomas Molloy, who has been in the role since 21 March 2018. Contents 1 Role and presence 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Role and presence Further information : Lieutenant governor ( Canada ) The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan is vested with a number of governmental duties and is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles. For instance, the lieutenant - governor acts as patron, honorary president, or an honorary member of certain Saskatchewan institutions, such as the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, the Saskatchewan Craft Council, and the provincial poet laureate program. Further, Saskatchewan 's lieutenant - governor acts, by law, as the visitor to both the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina, and under special circumstances may be called upon in this role, as happened in the University Crisis of 1919 at the University of Saskatchewan. The lieutenant - governor, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order, will induct deserving individuals into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in Saskatchewan of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. The viceroy further presents other provincial honours and decorations, as well as various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant - governor ; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant - governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour ; in 2006, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta undertook 250 engagements and 450 in 2007. Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan The Vice Regal Standard over the Saskatchewan Legislative Building at the Installation of W. Thomas Molloy At these events, the lieutenant - governor 's presence is marked by the lieutenant - governor 's standard, consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of Her Majesty in Right of Saskatchewan surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada. Within Saskatchewan, the lieutenant - governor also follows only the sovereign in the province 's order of precedence, preceding even other members of the Canadian Royal Family and the Queen 's federal representative. The former Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan are also honoured in official portraits collected together in the dedicated Qu'Appelle Gallery in the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. History Further information : List of lieutenant governors of Saskatchewan The office of Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan came into being in 1905, upon Saskatchewan 's entry into Canadian Confederation, and evolved from the earlier position of Lieutenant Governor of the North - West Territories. Since that date, 20 lieutenant - governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as Sylvia Fedoruk -- the first female lieutenant - governor of the province. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan was Thomas Miller, from 27 February 1945 to 20 June 1945, while the longest was Henry William Newlands, from 18 February 1921 to 30 March 1931. It was in 1929 that the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan 's personal discretion was required in the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, when Henry Newlands had to select a new Premier after James Garfield Gardiner lost the confidence of the Legislative Assembly and the opposing Progressive Conservative Party had managed to form a coalition with the Progressive Party and independent members of the assembly. With the election in 1944 of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Party to a majority in the Legislative Assembly, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Saskatchewan was targeted for spending cutbacks. Government House was closed and the viceroy given only a small office at the Hotel Saskatchewan as a replacement, and guards of honour and playing of the Viceregal Salute were dispensed with. This trend continued, due to lack of initiative rather than hostility towards the Crown, until the 1980s when the viceroy 's honours were restored and Government House was saved from demolition. See also Monarchy in the Canadian provinces Government of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governors of Canada References Jump up ^ Victoria ( 29 March 1867 ), Constitution Act, 1867, V. 58, Westminster : Queen 's Printer, retrieved 15 January 2009 Jump up ^ Elizabeth II ( 29 June 1988 ), The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act, III. 15, Regina : Queen 's Printer for Saskatchewan access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada, St. John Ambulance Canada, retrieved 2 June 2009 Jump up ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, The Office > Honours and Awards, Queen 's Printer for Saskatchewan, retrieved 1 July 2009 Jump up ^ Berezovsky, Eugene ( 2009 ), Staff of Canadian Monarchist News, ed., $1.52 per Canadian : The Cost of Canada 's Constitutional Monarchy ( PDF ) ( 4 ed. ), Toronto : Monarchist League of Canada, p. 3, archived from the original ( PDF ) on 7 July 2009, retrieved 15 May 2009 Jump up ^ Edward VII ( 20 July 1905 ), Saskatchewan Act, 10, Westminster : King 's Printer, retrieved 16 June 2009 ^ Jump up to : Jackson, Michael D. ( 2007 ), `` The Crown in Today 's Federal State '' ( PDF ), Canadian Monarchist News, Toronto : Monarchist League of Canada, Autumn - Winter 2007 ( 27 ) : 11, archived from the original ( PDF ) on 8 July 2009, retrieved 5 July 2009 External links Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Viceroys of Canada Federal Governor General Provincial lieutenant governors Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Colonial & territorial governors New France ( 1627 -- 1760 ) Acadia Newfoundland ( 1610 -- 1949 ) Northwest Territories ( 1869 -- 1905 ) Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, and British Columbia ( 1849 -- 71 ) Politics of the provinces and territories of Canada This article is part of the series : Politics and government of Canada hide Executive ( The Crown ) Sovereign in the provinces BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL Lieutenant Governors BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL Commissioners YU NT NU Premiers BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU hide Legislative Legislatures BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Elections BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Politics of Canada Regions Political culture Foreign relations Politics portal Judiciary Representatives of the monarch in Commonwealth realms and Dominions National Counsellors of State United Kingdom Governors - general Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Grenada Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Solomon Islands Tuvalu Sub-national Australia Governors New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Administrator Northern Territory Norfolk Island ( former ) Canada Lieutenant governors Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Realm of New Zealand Governor - general Niue, New Zealand Queen 's Representative Cook Islands Administrator Tokelau United Kingdom Lords lieutenant England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland ( list Former Governors general Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) Fiji The Gambia Ghana Guyana India Irish Free State ( now Ireland ) Kenya Malawi Malta Mauritius Nigeria Pakistan Sierra Leone Union of South Africa Tanganyika Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Saskatchewan&oldid=838726473 '' Categories : Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan Provincial and territorial political office - holders in Canada Westminster system Hidden categories : CS1 : Julian -- Gregorian uncertainty Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Talk Contents About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 28 April 2018, at 22 : 46 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the current lieutenant governor of saskatchewan
Answer: W. Thomas Molloy