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This is a list of the premiers of the province of Manitoba, Canada, since it was created in 1870. Manitoba uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier, sometimes called the prime minister, acts as Manitoba's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Manitoba, and presides over that body.
Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every five years from the date of the last election, but the premier may ask for early dissolution of the legislative assembly. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.
This article only covers the time since the province was created in 1870. Prior to that, the territory was loosely controlled by the British Crown.
Until 1888, Manitoba did not use a party system. After that date in the table, red bordered images denote the Liberal Party of Manitoba, blue denotes the various parties that led to the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, pink denotes the Progressive Party of Manitoba, and orange denotes the Manitoba New Democratic Party.
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[edit] Premiers of Manitoba
Manitoba Liberal Party Manitoba New Democratic Party Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba United Farmers of Ontario Nonpartisan
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| 1st | Alfred Boyd[A] | September 16, 1870 | December 14, 1871 | Nonpartisan | |
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2nd | Marc-Amable Girard[A] | December 14, 1871 | March 14, 1872 | Nonpartisan |
| 3rd | Henry Joseph Clarke[A] | March 14, 1872 | July 8, 1874 | Nonpartisan | |
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4th | Marc-Amable Girard | July 8, 1874 | December 2, 1874 | Nonpartisan |
| 5th | Robert Atkinson Davis | December 3, 1874 | October 16, 1878 | Nonpartisan | |
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6th | John Norquay | October 16, 1878 | December 24, 1887 | Nonpartisan |
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7th | David Howard Harrison | December 26, 1887 | ... | Nonpartisan |
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8th | Ernest Drury (Farmer) |
Nov. 14, 1919 Jul. 16, 1923 |
15th | |
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9th | George Howard Ferguson (Conservative) |
Jul. 16, 1923 Dec. 16, 1930 |
16th 17th 18th ... |
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10th | George Stewart Henry (Conservative) |
Dec. 16, 1930 Jul. 10, 1934 |
... | |
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11th | Mitchell Hepburn (Liberal) |
Jul. 10, 1934 Oct. 21, 1942 |
19th 20th ... |
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12th | Gordon Daniel Conant (Liberal) |
Oct. 21, 1942 May 18, 1943 |
... ... |
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13th | Harry Nixon (Liberal) |
May 18, 1943 Aug. 17, 1943 |
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14th | George Drew (Progressive Conservative) |
Aug. 17, 1943 Oct. 19, 1948 |
21st 22nd 23rd ... |
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15th | Thomas Kennedy (Progressive Conservative) |
Oct. 19, 1948 May 4, 1949 |
... ... |
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16th | Leslie Frost (Progressive Conservative) |
May 4, 1949 Nov. 8, 1961 |
... 24th 25th 26th ... |
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| 17th | John Robarts (Progressive Conservative) |
Nov. 8, 1961 Mar. 1, 1971 |
... 27th 28th ... |
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| 18th | Bill Davis (Progressive Conservative) |
Mar. 1, 1971 Feb. 8, 1985 |
... 29th 30th 31st 32nd ... |
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| 19th | Frank Miller (Progressive Conservative) |
Feb. 8, 1985 Jun. 26, 1985 |
... 33rd ... |
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20th | David Peterson (Liberal) |
Jun. 26, 1985 Oct. 1, 1990 |
... 34th |
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21st | Bob Rae (NDP) |
Oct. 1, 1990 Jun. 26, 1995 |
35th | |
| 22nd | Mike Harris (Progressive Conservative) |
Jun. 26, 1995 Apr. 14, 2002 |
36th 37th ... |
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| 23rd | Ernie Eves (Progressive Conservative) |
Apr. 15, 2002 Oct. 22, 2003 |
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24th | Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) |
Oct. 23, 2003 Incumbent as of Jun. 14, 2008 |
38th 39th |
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[edit] Notes
- A Was not officially called a premier. Sometimes referred to as a "Chief Minister". However, these leaders were personally affiliated with the Conservative party.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Premiers of Manitoba. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ a b c Provincial Premiers. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
[edit] See also
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