Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He left federal politics to become Leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan. His government introduced the continent's first single-payer, universal health care program.<!--what about North Dakota?--><!-- Citation not needed in the lede paragraphs, as this is a summary of information that is already fully cited in the body of the article. --> Wikipedia
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