Minister responsible for the Civil Service (Manitoba)

Since 1973, the Executive Council of Manitoba has included a minister or ministers responsible for the provincial Civil Service. This position is not a full cabinet portfolio, and has always been held by ministers with other cabinet responsibilities. Most ministers responsible for the Civil Service have also been Ministers of Labour.

The current minister responsible for the Civil Service is Greg Selinger, who is also the Minister of Finance. Selinger has held this position for longer than any previous minister.

Ministerial title

The precise ministerial designation has changed several times:

In 1973, Labour Minister Russell Paulley was given additional responsibilities as Minister responsible for the Civil Service Act, Minister responsible for the Civil Service Superannuation Act and Minister responsible for the Public Servants Insurance Act.

Paulley was given further responsibilities as Minister responsible for the Pension Benefits Act in 1976, while Bill Uruski took over responsibilities for the Civil Service Act. (The Canadian Parliamentary Guide indicates that Paulley retained responsibilities for the Administration of the Civil Service Act even after Uruski's appointment, but this may be an error.)

The responsibilities were re-united under a single minister in 1977.

Ken MacMaster took office in 1978 under the title Minister responsible for the Civil Service Commission.

In 1981, Vic Schroeder took office as Minister responsible for the Civil Service Commission and Minister responsible for the Civil Service Superannuation Board.

The original four ministerial titles were resumed in 1982.

The "Pension Benefits Act" position was dropped in 1983, and was replaced with the designation Minister responsible for the Civil Service Special Supplementary Severance Benefit Act.

In 1999, the position was simplified as Minister responsible for the Civil Service.

List of ministers responsible for the Manitoba Civil Service

Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
Russ Paulley	New Democratic Party	August 29, 1973	October 24, 1977
Bill Uruski(*)	New Democratic Party	March 31, 1976	October 24, 1977
Norma Price	Progressive Conservative	October 24, 1977	October 20, 1978
Ken MacMaster	Progressive Conservative	October 20, 1978	November 30, 1981
Victor Schroeder	New Democratic Party	November 30, 1981	July 19, 1982
Mary Beth Dolin	New Democratic Party	July 19, 1982	November 4, 1983
Victor Schroeder	New Democratic Party	November 4, 1983	January 30, 1985
Alvin Mackling	New Democratic Party	January 30, 1985	April 17, 1986
Eugene Kostyra	New Democratic Party	April 17, 1986	May 9, 1988
Edward Connery	Progressive Conservative	May 9, 1988	April 21, 1989
Gerrie Hammond	Progressive Conservative	April 21, 1989	September 11, 1990
Darren Praznik	Progressive Conservative	September 11, 1990	May 9, 1995
Vic Toews	Progressive Conservative	May 9, 1995	January 6, 1997
Harold Gilleshammer	Progressive Conservative	January 6, 1997	February 5, 1999
Mike Radcliffe	Progressive Conservative	February 5, 1999	October 5, 1999
Becky Barrett	New Democratic Party	October 5, 1999	January 17, 2001
Gregory Selinger	New Democratic Party	January 17, 2001	present

(*) Responsible for the Civil Service Act only.