List of premiers of Manitoba
The Canadian province of Manitoba was created in 1870.[1] Manitoba has 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 is Manitoba's head of government, and the Queen of Canada is 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 then presides over that body.[2]
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.[3]
Manitoba has had twenty Premiers since the province was formed, of which six were non-partisan, six were Progressive Conservatives, five were Liberals, and three were New Democrats. Premiers in Manitoba were officially non-partisan and were chosen by elected members of the Legislative Assembly from among themselves before the province began to use a party system in 1888.[4] This article only covers the time since the province was created in 1870. Before that, the territory was part of the District of Assiniboia in Rupert's Land, and was loosely controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company.[5]
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Premiers of Manitoba
Non-partisan Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Manitoba Liberal Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba
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Period | Parliaments | Elections | ||
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| 1st | Alfred Boyd (Non-partisan) |
September 16, 1870 December 14, 1871 |
1st | Elected December 27, 1870 Resigned December 14, 1871 |
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2nd | Marc-Amable Girard (Non-partisan) (1st time of 2) |
December 14, 1871 March 14, 1872 |
Designated December 14, 1871 Resigned March 14, 1872 |
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| 3rd | Henry Hynes Clarke (Non-partisan) |
March 14, 1872 July 8, 1874 |
Designated March 14, 1872 Resigned July 8, 1874 |
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— | Marc-Amable Girard (Non-partisan) (2nd time of 2) |
July 8, 1874 December 2, 1874 |
Designated July 8, 1874 Resigned December 2, 1874 |
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| 4th | Robert A. Davis (Non-partisan) |
December 3, 1874 October 16, 1878 |
Designated December 3, 1874 | ||
| 2nd | Re-elected December 30, 1874 Resigned October 16, 1878 |
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| 5th | John Norquay (Non-partisan) |
October 16, 1878 December 24, 1887 |
Designated October 16, 1878 | ||
| 3rd | Re-elected December 18, 1878 | ||||
| 4th | Re-elected December 16, 1879 | ||||
| 5th | Re-elected January 23, 1883 | ||||
| 6th | Re-elected December 9, 1886 Resigned December 24, 1887 |
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6th | David H. Harrison (Non-partisan) |
December 26, 1887 January 19, 1888 |
Designated December 26, 1887 Resigned January 19, 1888 |
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7th | Thomas Greenway (Liberal) |
January 19, 1888 January 6, 1900 |
Designated January 19, 1888 | |
| 7th | Re-elected July 11, 1888 | ||||
| 8th | Re-elected July 23, 1892 | ||||
| 9th | Re-elected January 15, 1896 | ||||
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8th | Sir Hugh John Macdonald (Conservative) |
January 10, 1900 October 29, 1900 |
10th | Elected December 7, 1899 Resigned October 29, 1900 |
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9th | Sir Rodmond P. Roblin (Conservative) |
October 29, 1900 May 12, 1915 |
Designated October 29, 1900 | |
| 11th | Re-elected July 20, 1903 | ||||
| 12th | Re-elected March 7, 1907 | ||||
| 13th | Re-elected July 11, 1910 | ||||
| 14th | Re-elected July 10, 1914 | ||||
| 10th | Tobias C. Norris (Liberal) |
May 12, 1915 August 8, 1922 |
Designated May 12, 1915 | ||
| 15th | Re-elected August 6, 1915 | ||||
| 16th | Re-elected June 29, 1920 to a minority government | ||||
| 17th | Re-elected July 18, 1922 Resigned August 8, 1922 |
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11th | John Bracken (Liberal-Progressive) |
August 8, 1922 January 14, 1943 |
Designated August 8, 1922 | |
| 18th | Re-elected June 28, 1927 | ||||
| 19th | Re-elected June 16, 1932 | ||||
| 20th | Re-elected July 27, 1936 to a minority government | ||||
| 21st | Re-elected April 22, 1941 to a minority government Resigned January 14, 1943 |
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| 12th | Stuart S. Garson (Liberal-Progressive) |
January 14, 1943 November 13, 1948 |
Designated January 14, 1943 | ||
| 22nd | Re-elected October 15, 1945 to a minority government Resigned November 13, 1948 |
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| 13th | Douglas L. Campbell (Liberal-Progressive) |
November 13, 1948 June 30, 1958 |
Designated November 13, 1948 to a minority government | ||
| 23rd | Re-elected November 10, 1949 | ||||
| 24th | Re-elected June 8, 1953 | ||||
| 14th | Dufferin Roblin (Progressive Conservative) |
June 30, 1958 November 27, 1967 |
25th | Elected June 16, 1958 to a minority government | |
| 26th | Re-elected May 14, 1959 | ||||
| 27th | Re-elected December 14, 1962 | ||||
| 28th | Re-elected June 23, 1966 Resigned November 27, 1967 |
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| 15th | Walter Weir (Progressive Conservative) |
November 27, 1967 July 15, 1969 |
Designated November 27, 1967 | ||
| 16th | Edward Schreyer (NDP) |
July 15, 1969 November 24, 1977 |
29th | Elected June 25, 1969 to a minority government | |
| 30th | Re-elected June 28, 1973 | ||||
| 17th | Sterling Lyon (Progressive Conservative) |
November 24, 1977 November 30, 1981 |
31st | Elected October 11, 1977 | |
| 18th | Howard Pawley (NDP) |
November 30, 1981 May 9, 1988 |
32nd | Elected November 17, 1981 | |
| 33rd | Re-elected March 18, 1986 | ||||
| 19th | Gary Filmon (Progressive Conservative) |
May 9, 1988 October 5, 1999 |
34th | Elected April 26, 1988 to a minority government | |
| 35th | Re-elected September 11, 1990 | ||||
| 36th | Re-elected April 25, 1995 | ||||
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20th | Gary Doer (NDP) |
October 5, 1999 October 19, 2009 |
37th | Elected September 21, 1999 |
| 38th | Re-elected June 3, 2003 | ||||
| 39th | Re-elected May 22, 2007 | ||||
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21st | Greg Selinger (NDP) |
October 19, 2009 Incumbent |
39th | Designated October 19, 2009 |
Living former premiers
As of June 2010[update], five former premiers of Manitoba are alive. The most recent premier to die was Dufferin Roblin (1958–1967), on 30 May 2010. The most recently-serving premier to die was Walter Weir (1967–1969), on April 17, 1985.
| Name | Term | Date of birth |
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| Edward Schreyer | 1969–1977 | December 21, 1935 |
| Sterling Lyon | 1977–1981 | January 30, 1927 |
| Howard Pawley | 1981–1988 | November 21, 1934 |
| Gary Filmon | 1988–1999 | August 24, 1942 |
| Gary Doer | 1999–2009 | March 31, 1948 |
See also
- Premier of Manitoba
- Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)
References
- General
- "Dates of Manitoba General Elections". Elections Manitoba. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/main/history/election_dates.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- "Provincial Premiers". Elections Manitoba. http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/main/history/premiers.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- Specific
- ↑ "Entered Confederation: 1870". Library and Archives Canada. 2001-05-10. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/2/2/h2-1375-e.html. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Roles and Responsibilities". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. http://www.lg.gov.mb.ca/role/rr.html. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly of Manitoba" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/info/factsheets/fact3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Friendly Rivalries: Manitoba Elections Since 1966". CBC. http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/elections/topics/2354/. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Territorial Evolution, 1870". Natural Resources Canada. 2004-04-06. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical/territorialevolution/1870/1. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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