Background
BLAKENEY, Allan was born on September 7, 1925 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Son of John Cline Blakeney and Bertha May Davies.
BLAKENEY, Allan was born on September 7, 1925 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Son of John Cline Blakeney and Bertha May Davies.
Dalhousie and Oxford Universities.
Adviser to Crown Corporation, Government, of Saskatchewan 1950-1955. Chairman Sask. Securities Commission 1955-1958. Partner law firm of Davidson, Davidson & Blakeney 1958-1960.
Minister of Education 1960-1961. Provincial Treasure 1961-1962, Minister of Health 1962-1964, Leader of the Opposition 1970-1971, Premier 1971-1982, Leader of the Opposition 1982-1987. President New Democratic Party of Canada 1969-1971.
Laskin Professor, of Constitutional Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 1988-1990. Law Foundation Professor, of Public Law', University of Saskatoon since 1990. Honorary degree (Mount Allison University) 1980, (Dalhousie).
Legis.; Senate, University of Sask. 1960-1962.
Married 1st Mary Elizabeth Schwartz in 1950 (died in 1957), one son one daughter. Married 2nd Anne Gorham, one son one daughter.