Stan Struthers

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The Honourable Stan Struthers
MLA
Manitoba Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2011
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Rosann Wowchuk
Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
In office November 3, 2009 – January 13, 2012
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Rosann Wowchuk
Succeeded by	Ron Kostyshyn
Manitoba Minister of Conservation
In office November 4, 2003 – November 3, 2009
Premier	Gary Doer Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Steve Ashton
Succeeded by	Bill Blaikie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Incumbent
Assumed office October 4, 2011
Preceded by	constituency recreated
Constituency	Dauphin
In office September 21, 1999 – October 4, 2011
Preceded by	new constituency
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Constituency	Dauphin—Roblin
In office April 25, 1995 – September 21, 1999
Preceded by	John Plohman
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Constituency	Dauphin
Personal details
Political party	Manitoba New Democratic Party
Alma mater	Brandon University University of Manitoba
Occupation	Teacher

Stan Struthers, MLA is a Manitoba politician, and a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the New Democratic Party. Born in Swan River, Manitoba, Struthers graduated from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in 1977, and later received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Brandon University, and his Masters of Education from the University of Manitoba.

Struthers was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 1995 provincial election^[1] as the member for Dauphin. He was re-elected as the MLA for the redistributed Dauphin-Roblin riding in 1999 and again in 2003. In his first term, he served as the NDP's Natural Resources Critic and Deputy Agriculture Critic. After the NDP formed government, Struthers served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health, the Honourable Dave Chomiak. Struthers was appointed Minister of Conservation on November 4, 2003. On November 3, 2009 Struthers was appointed Minister of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.

In 1995, Struthers supported Lorne Nystrom's campaign for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party. In 2003, he supported Bill Blaikie.

He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.

References

↑ Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

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New Democrat	Selinger Allan Allum Altemeyer Ashton Bjornson Blady Braun Caldwell Chief Chomiak Crothers Dewar Gaudreau Howard Irvin-Ross Jha Kostyshyn Lemieux Mackintosh Maloway F. Marcelino T. Marcelino Melnick Nevakshonoff Oswald Pettersen Reid Robinson Rondeau Saran Selby Struthers Swan Whitehead Wiebe Wight

Progressive Conservative	Pallister Briese Cullen Driedger Eichler Ewasko Friesen Goertzen Graydon Helwer Martin Mitchelson Pedersen Piwniuk Rowat Schuler Smook Stefanson Wishart

Liberal	Gerrard

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