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 four 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-one Premiers since the province was formed, of which six were non-partisan, six were Progressive Conservatives, four were Liberals, and four were New Democrats. However, during the early years of the province and until 1874, leading ministers were not titled "Premier".[4] Furthermore, they 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.[5] 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.[6]
Premiers of Manitoba
Non-partisan Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Progressive Party of Manitoba Manitoba Liberal Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) District |
Term of office | Electoral mandates (Assembly) | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Alfred Boyd (1835–1908) MLA for St. Andrews North |
16 September[7] 1870 |
14 December[7] 1871 |
|
Non-partisan |
| 2 |  |
Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892) MLA for St. Boniface East |
14 December[7] 1871 |
14 March[7] 1872 |
|
Non-partisan |
| 3 |  |
Henry Joseph Clarke (1833–1889) MLA for St. Charles |
14 March[7] 1872 |
8 July[7] 1874 |
|
Non-partisan |
| — |  |
none | 8 July 1874 |
2 December 1874 |
(1st Assembly) |
Non-partisan |
| Marc-Amable Girard was the de facto premier as the Provincial Secretary.[7][8] | ||||||
| 4 |  |
Robert Atkinson Davis (1841–1903) MLA for Winnipeg and St. John until 1874 MLA for Winnipeg |
3 December[7] 1874 |
16 October[7] 1878 |
|
Non-partisan |
| 5 |  |
John Norquay (1841–1889) MLA for St. Andrews South until 1879 MLA for St. Andrews |
16 October[7] 1878 |
24 December[7] 1887 |
|
Non-partisan |
| 6 |  |
David Howard Harrison (1843–1905) MLA for Minnedosa West |
26 December[7] 1887 |
19 January[7] 1888 |
|
Non-partisan |
| 7 |  |
Thomas Greenway (1838–1908) MLA for Mountain |
19 January[7] 1888 |
6 January[7] 1900 |
|
Liberal |
| 8 |  |
Sir Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929) MLA for Winnipeg South |
10 January[7] 1900 |
29 October[7] 1900 |
|
Conservative |
| 9 |  |
Sir Rodmond Roblin (1853–1937) MLA for Woodlands until 1903 MLA for Dufferin |
29 October[7] 1900 |
12 May[7] 1915 |
|
Conservative |
| 10 |  |
Tobias Norris (1861–1936) MLA for Lansdowne |
12 May[7] 1915 |
8 August[7] 1922 |
|
Liberal |
| 11 |  |
John Bracken (1883–1969) MLA for The Pas |
8 August[7] 1922 |
14 January[7] 1943 |
|
Progressive |
| 12 |  |
Stuart Garson (1898–1977) MLA for Fairford |
14 January[7] 1943 |
13 November[7] 1948 |
|
Liberal–Progressive |
| 13 | |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895–1995) |
13 November[7] 1948 |
30 June[7] 1958 |
|
Liberal–Progressive |
| 14 | |
Dufferin Roblin (1917–2010) MLA for Wolseley |
30 June[7] 1958 |
27 November[7] 1967 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
| 15 | |
Walter Weir (1929–1985) MLA for Minnedosa |
27 November[7] 1967 |
15 July[7] 1969 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
| 16 |  |
Edward Schreyer (b. 1935) MLA for Rossmere |
15 July[9] 1969 |
24 November[9] 1977 |
|
New Democratic |
| 17 | |
Sterling Lyon (1927–2010) MLA for Charleswood |
24 November[7] 1977 |
17 November[7] 1981 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
| 18 | |
Howard Pawley (b. 1934) MLA for Selkirk |
30 November[9] 1981 |
9 May[9] 1988 |
|
New Democratic |
| 19 | |
Gary Filmon (b. 1942) MLA for Tuxedo |
9 May[9] 1988 |
5 October[9] 1999 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
| 20 |  |
Gary Doer (b. 1948) MLA for Concordia |
5 October[9] 1999 |
19 October[9] 2009 |
|
New Democratic |
| 21 |  |
Greg Selinger (b. 1951) MLA for St. Boniface |
19 October[9] 2009 |
Incumbent |
|
New Democratic |
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Living former premiers
As of May 2015, four former premiers of Manitoba are alive, the oldest being Howard Pawley (1981–1988). The most recent former premier to die was Sterling Lyon (1977–1981) on December 16, 2010.[10]
| Name | Term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Schreyer | 1969–1977 | December 21, 1935 |
| Howard Pawley | 1981–1988 | November 21, 1934 |
| Gary Filmon | 1988–1999 | August 24, 1942 |
| Gary Doer | 1999–2009 | March 31, 1948 |
See also
References
- General
- "Dates of Manitoba General Elections". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- "Provincial Premiers". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- Specific
- ↑ "Entered Confederation: 1870". Library and Archives Canada. May 10, 2001. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Roles and Responsibilities". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Legislative Terminology" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ↑ Davd Burley, "The Emergence of the Premiership, 1870-1874," Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th centuries, Barry Ferguson and Robert Wardhaugh, eds., Great Plains, 2010
- ↑ "Friendly Rivalries: Manitoba Elections Since 1966". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Territorial Evolution, 1870". Natural Resources Canada. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. August 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Manitoba Premiers". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 "Biographies of Living Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. November 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Former Manitoba premier Sterling Lyon dies". CBC News. December 16, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
External links
- Office of the Premier at the Province of Manitoba
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