David Steuart

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David Steuart MLA

Leader of the Opposition
In office 1971 – 1976
Preceded by	Allan Blakeney
Succeeded by	Ted Malone

Born	January 26, 1916
Political party	Liberal

David Gordon (Davey) Steuart (born January 26, 1916) was a Saskatchewan politician, cabinet minister and Senator.^[1]

Born in Moose Jaw, Steuart moved to Prince Albert his family. He was elected to the city council in 1951 and later served two terms as mayor. He also served as president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association.^[1]

A member of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party's provincial executive he helped former Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MP Ross Thatcher win the Liberal Party's leadership convention in 1959 and also became president of the party that year.^[1]

He failed in his 1960 bid to win a seat in the Saskatchewan legislature but won a by-election two years later and retained his seat in the 1964 provincial election that brought the Thatcher Liberals to power.^[1]

Steuart was appointed Minister of Health in the provincial cabinet implementing the government's system of user fees for health care and, in 1965, became Minister of Natural Resources and Deputy Premier. In 1967, he became Minister of Finance.^[1]

Stueart's budgets were blamed for the Liberal Party's defeat in the 1971 provincial election. Nevertheless, Stueart was elected party leader in December 1971 following Thatcher's death. He served as Leader of the Opposition for four years resigning the party leadership two days after the 1975 provincial election in which the party was badly defeated.^[1]

He was appointed to the Canadian Senate in December 1975 and served until his retirement in 1991.^[1]