List of premiers of Manitoba

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Brian Pallister is the current Premier 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[edit]

      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
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 Alfred Boyd
(1835–1908)
MLA for St. Andrews North		 16 September[7] 1870
–
14 December[7] 1871		 Non-partisan


2
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 Marc-Amable Girard
(1822–1892)
MLA for St. Boniface East		 14 December[7] 1871
–
14 March[7] 1872		 Non-partisan


3
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 Henry Joseph Clarke
(1833–1889)
MLA for St. Charles		 14 March[7] 1872
–
8 July[7] 1874		 Non-partisan


—
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 David Howard Harrison
(1843–1905)
MLA for Minnedosa West		 26 December[7] 1887
–
19 January[7] 1888		 Non-partisan


7
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 Thomas Greenway
(1838–1908)
MLA for Mountain		 19 January[7] 1888
–
6 January[7] 1900		 Liberal


8
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 Sir Hugh John Macdonald
(1850–1929)
MLA for Winnipeg South		 10 January[7] 1900
–
29 October[7] 1900		 Conservative


9
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 Sir Rodmond Roblin
(1853–1937)
MLA for Woodlands until 1903
MLA for Dufferin		 29 October[7] 1900
–
12 May[7] 1915		 Conservative


10
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 Tobias Norris
(1861–1936)
MLA for Lansdowne		 12 May[7] 1915
–
8 August[7] 1922		 Liberal


11
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 John Bracken
(1883–1969)
MLA for The Pas		 8 August[7] 1922
–
14 January[7] 1943		 Progressive


12
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 Stuart Garson
(1898–1977)
MLA for Fairford		 14 January[7] 1943
–
13 November[7] 1948		 Liberal–Progressive


13
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 Douglas Lloyd Campbell
(1895–1995)
MLA for Lakeside		 13 November[7] 1948
–
30 June[7] 1958		 Liberal–Progressive


14
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 Dufferin Roblin
(1917–2010)
MLA for Wolseley		 30 June[7] 1958
–
27 November[7] 1967		 Progressive Conservative


15
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 Walter Weir
(1929–1985)
MLA for Minnedosa		 27 November[7] 1967
–
15 July[7] 1969		 Progressive Conservative


16
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 Edward Schreyer
(b. 1935)
MLA for Rossmere		 15 July[9] 1969
–
24 November[9] 1977		 New Democratic


17
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 Sterling Lyon
(1927–2010)
MLA for Charleswood		 24 November[7] 1977
–
17 November[7] 1981		 Progressive Conservative


18
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 Howard Pawley
(1934–2015)
MLA for Selkirk		 30 November[9] 1981
–
9 May[9] 1988		 New Democratic


19
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 Gary Filmon
(b. 1942)
MLA for Tuxedo		 9 May[9] 1988
–
5 October[9] 1999		 Progressive Conservative


20
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 Gary Doer
(b. 1948)
MLA for Concordia		 5 October[9] 1999
–
19 October[9] 2009		 New Democratic


21
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 Greg Selinger
(b. 1951)
MLA for St. Boniface		 19 October[9] 2009
–
3 May[9] 2016		 New Democratic


22
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 Brian Pallister
(b. 1954)
MLA for Fort Whyte		 3 May[9] 2016
–
Incumbent		 Progressive Conservative


Min. Minority government
Co. Coalition government
Brian Pallister Greg Selinger Gary Doer Gary Filmon Howard Pawley Sterling Lyon Edward Schreyer Walter Weir Dufferin Roblin Douglas Lloyd Campbell Stuart Garson John Bracken Tobias Norris Rodmond Roblin Hugh John Macdonald Thomas Greenway David Howard Harrison John Norquay Robert Atkinson Davis Henry Joseph Clarke Marc-Amable Girard Alfred Boyd

Living former premiers[edit]

As of May 2016, four former premiers of Manitoba are alive, the oldest being Edward Schreyer (1969–1977). The most recent former premier to die was Howard Pawley (1981–1988) on December 30, 2015.

Name Term Date of birth
Edward Schreyer 1969–1977 (1935-12-21) December 21, 1935 (age 80)
Gary Filmon 1988–1999 (1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 73)
Gary Doer 1999–2009 (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 68)
Greg Selinger 2009–2016 (1951-02-16) February 16, 1951 (age 65)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Entered Confederation: 1870". Library and Archives Canada. May 10, 2001. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
  2. ^ "Roles and Responsibilities". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
  3. ^ "Legislative Terminology" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved December 11, 2013. 
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "Friendly Rivalries: Manitoba Elections Since 1966". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2013. 
  6. ^ "Territorial Evolution, 1870". Natural Resources Canada. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. August 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013. 
  8. ^ "Manitoba Premiers". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved April 3, 2013. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Biographies of Living Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. November 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013. 

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