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James Thomas Milton Anderson was born on July 23, 1878, in Fairbank, Ontario, to James and Mary (Ferris) Anderson. He received his early education in Fairbank and in Toronto. He taught for six years in Algoma, Ontario, before relocating to Manitoba in 1906 and subsequently to Saskatchewan in 1908 where he taught at Gravel Plain S.D. #1492 near Melville. He moved to Grenfell in 1910 where he served as teacher and principal of Grenfell Village School. In the fall of 1911, Anderson was appointed Inspector of Schools by the provincial Department of Education and served in this role until 1918. Concurrent to his employment, Anderson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1911), a Bachelor of Laws degree (1913), and a Master of Arts degree (1914) from the University of Manitoba, and a Doctorate of Pedagogy from the University of Toronto in 1918. Also in 1918, Anderson's book The Education of the New Canadian: A Treatise on Canada's Greatest Educational Problem was published. From 1918 to 1922, Anderson served as provincial Director of Education Among New Canadians, and from 1922 until 1924, was Inspector of Schools for the Saskatoon City district and an instructor at the Saskatoon Normal School.

Anderson became leader of the Conservative Party in Saskatchewan at its convention in March 1924. He was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1925 as the Conservative Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Saskatoon City constituency. He was re-elected in the June 1929 general election. On September 4, 1929, the minority Liberal Government was defeated in a motion of confidence by a coalition comprised of Conservative, Progressive and Independent members of the Legislature. Anderson was sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan and President of the Executive Council on September 9, 1929. He also served as Minister of Education (1929-1934) and Minister of Natural Resources (1930-1934). In response to the socio-economic crisis of the Depression, Anderson's self-described "co-operative government" established the Saskatchewan Relief Commission and the Debt Adjustment Board in 1931. It also made amendments to The School Act in an effort to make public schools more secular, and to The Public Service Act through the establishment of the Public Service Commission. The formal transfer of the jurisdiction of Crown lands and natural resources in 1930 also occurred during Anderson's premiership. The Anderson Government was defeated in the 1934 general election by the Liberal Party led by James Gardiner.

Although he lost his seat in Legislature in the 1934 election, Anderson continued as leader of the Conservative Party until October 1936. He then operated an insurance business in Saskatoon until September 1944 when he was appointed as Acting Superintendent of the Provincial School for the Deaf. Anderson died in Saskatoon on December 29, 1946. He was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

Anderson married Edith Redgwick on July 26, 1911, in Grenfell. They had two children: Byron and Elaine. Edith Anderson died in Saskatoon on July 12, 1947, and was interred beside her husband at Woodlawn Cemetery.

George Reginald Anderson (Ted) Bowerman was born on November 3, 1930 at Shellbrook, Saskatchewan to Edward Leroy and Laura Rosalee Bowerman. Bowerman was the youngest of six children. He attended Rayside School, and also took vocational training in agricultural resource management and administration.

Prior to entering politics, Bowerman joined the Saskatchewan Smoke Jumpers, Canada's first aerial fire-fighting team, in 1949. In 1951, he became a Field Officer and Game Warden with the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources. Bowerman was also employed in commercial fishing, and farmed north of Shellbrook.

Bowerman was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1967 and served as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member for the Shellbrook constituency. Bowerman served until the 1982 general election when he was defeated by Lloyd John Muller of the Progressive Conservative Party. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 1986 general election.

Bowerman served in the Allan Blakeney Government as Minister of Indian and Métis (1971-1972); Minister of Mineral Resources (1971-1972); Minister of Natural Resources (1972-1974); Minister of Northern Saskatchewan (1972-1978); and Minister of Environment (1978-1982). He was Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Forest Products (1974-1976); Saskatchewan Water Supply Board (1974-1982); Saskatchewan Minerals (1979-1980); Provincial Library (1980-1982); and Treaty Indian Land Entitlements (1980-1982).

After leaving politics, Bowerman returned to farming and was active in the Shellbrook community. Ted Bowerman died on December 20, 2007 near Provost, Alberta.

Ted Bowerman married Dagmar Alma Louise Christiansen on February 14, 1959. They had three children: Stephen (deceased), Curtis and Mark.

Richard Dale Basil Folk was born on March 5, 1950 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Alex Folk and Janet Bell. He attended the University of Saskatchewan.

Prior to his entry into politics, Folk worked as a real estate agent and helped operate his family's sporting goods store in Saskatoon. Folk was an avid curler and his Saskatoon rinks won provincial and national championships. In 1980, his rink won the Canadian Brier and Air Canada Silver Broom.

Folk was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1982 and served as a Progressive Conservative MLA for the Saskatoon University constituency until 1986. Folk served in the Grant Devine Government as Minister of Culture and Recreation (1983-1986). He was Minister Responsible for Meewasin Valley Authority (1983-1986); Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts (1983-1986); Saskatchewan Arts Board (1983-1986); Western Development Museum (1983-1986) and Saskatchewan Government Insurance (1985-1986).

Folk lost his seat in the 1986 general election to Peter Prebble (NDP). In 1988, he moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, where he opened a curling and golf supply store. In 1994, his rink won the World Curling Championship.

Folk currently (2006) resides in Kelowna and continues to operate Folk's Golf and Curling.

Folk's achievements in sports have been recognized through various honors including his induction into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame (1985); Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame (1986) and Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (1980, 2004).

Rick Folk married Elizabeth Ann Short on August 5, 1978. They have two children: Kevin and Andrea.

Joseph Clifford (Cliff) McIsaac was born on August 30, 1930 in Mount Herbert, Prince Edward Island, to Alexander and Barbara Alice (Driscoll) McIsaac. He graduated from Truro Agricultural College in 1950 and the Ontario Veterinary College in 1955. McIsaac moved to Unity, Saskatchewan, in 1955 and established a veterinary practice there. He later established a second practice in North Battleford.

McIsaac was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1964 and served as the Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Wilkie constituency until 1974. He served in the Ross Thatcher Government as Minister in Charge of the Public Service Commission (1964-1967); Minister of Municipal Affairs (1965-1967); Minister of Education (1967-1971); Minister in Charge of Libraries (1967-1971); Minister in Charge of Saskatchewan Archives Board (1967-1971); Minister in Charge of Saskatchewan Transportation Company (1967-1971); and Minister in Charge of Saskatchewan Research Council (1967-1971).

McIsaac resigned his seat in the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1974 and ran successfully as the Liberal Party candidate for the Battleford-Kindersley constituency in the federal election that year. He served in the Pierre Trudeau Government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport (1974-1975) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1975-1976), as a member on various committees, and as Liberal Party Whip. He was defeated in the federal elections of 1979 and 1980.

After his political career, McIsaac served as commissioner of the Canadian Dairy Commission (1981-1991) and as chair of the National Farm Products Marketing Council (1991-1996). Cliff McIsaac died in Guelph, Ontario, on July 25, 2006.

Cliff McIsaac married Marie Vandervoort on July 29, 1953. They had six children: Catherine, Alexander, Mona, Christopher, Mark and Marjorie.