Woodrow S. Lloyd

Woodrow S. Lloyd

Woodrow Stanley Lloyd (1913-1972) succeeded Tommy Douglas as Premier of Saskatchewan when Douglas left provincial politics to became leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. As leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, Lloyd was responsible for implementing the universal health care plan which Douglas had initiated and had to cope with the doctors strike of July 1962 where the province's physicians, backed by the resources of the American Medical Association, withdrew service in an attempt to kill Medicare.

Lloyd and his government refused to back down on the concept of a universal public health care system and persuaded the doctors to settle after 23 days.

While Medicare was implemented the political turmoil did lasting damage to the Lloyd government contributing to its defeat at the hands of Ross Thatcher's Saskatchewan Liberal Party in 1964.

Preceded by:
Tommy Douglas

Premiers of Saskatchewan

Followed by:
Ross Thatcher