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]
Before 1888, Manitoba had no formal party system; premiers were officially non-partisan and were chosen by elected members of the Legislative Assembly from among themselves.[4]
Manitoba has had 22 individuals serve as premier since the province was formed, of which six were non-partisan, nine were Progressive Conservatives, four were Liberals, four were New Democrats and one was Progressive. However, during the early years of the province, the leading minister in the legislature was designated provincial secretary and the government was de facto lead by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba; it was not until 1874 that responsible government was introduced and the title of "premier" used.[5] The early provincial secretaries, as the most prominent elected officials in the province, are retroactively counted as premiers in modern sources.
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]
Heather Stefanson is the incumbent premier, since November 2021.
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) |
Term of office | Electoral mandates (Assembly) | Political party | Riding | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Alfred Boyd (1835–1908) |
16 September 1870 |
14 December 1871 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for St. Andrews North | [7] | |
| 2 (1 of 2) |
 |
Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892) |
14 December 1871 |
14 March 1872 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for St. Boniface East | [7] | |
| 3 |  |
Henry Joseph Clarke (1833–1889) |
14 March 1872 |
8 July 1874 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for St. Charles | [7] | |
| Premiers of Manitoba | |||||||||
| — (2 of 2) |
|
Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892) |
8 July 1874 |
2 December 1874 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for St. Boniface East | [7] | |
| 4 |  |
Robert Atkinson Davis (1841–1903) |
3 December 1874 |
16 October 1878 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for Winnipeg and St. John (1874) MLA for Winnipeg (1874-1878) |
[7] | |
| 5 |  |
John Norquay (1841–1889) |
16 October 1878 |
24 December 1887 |
Non-partisan | MLA for St. Andrews South (1878-1879) MLA for St. Andrews (1879-1887) |
[7] | ||
| 6 |  |
David Howard Harrison (1843–1905) |
26 December 1887 |
19 January 1888 |
|
Non-partisan | MLA for Minnedosa West | [7] | |
| 7 |  |
Thomas Greenway (1838–1908) |
19 January 1888 |
6 January 1900 |
|
Liberal | MLA for Mountain | [7] | |
| 8 |  |
Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929) |
10 January 1900 |
29 October 1900 |
Conservative | MLA for Winnipeg South | [7] | ||
| 9 |  |
Rodmond Roblin (1853–1937) |
29 October 1900 |
12 May 1915 |
Conservative | MLA for Woodlands (1900-1903) MLA for Dufferin (1903-1915) |
[7] | ||
| 10 |  |
Tobias Norris (1861–1936) |
12 May 1915 |
8 August 1922 |
|
Liberal | MLA for Lansdowne | [7] | |
| 11 |  |
John Bracken (1883–1969) |
8 August 1922 |
14 January 1943 |
Progressive | MLA for The Pas | [7] | ||
| 12 |  |
Stuart Garson (1898–1977) |
14 January 1943 |
13 November 1948 |
|
Liberal–Progressive | MLA for Fairford | [7] | |
| 13 |  |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895–1995) |
13 November 1948 |
30 June 1958 |
|
Liberal–Progressive | MLA for Lakeside | [7] | |
| 14 | .jpg) |
Dufferin Roblin (1917–2010) |
30 June 1958 |
27 November 1967 |
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Wolseley | [7] | ||
| 15 | |
Walter Weir (1929–1985) |
27 November 1967 |
15 July 1969 |
|
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Minnedosa | [7] | |
| 16 | .jpg) |
Edward Schreyer (b. 1935) |
15 July 1969 |
24 November 1977 |
New Democratic | MLA for Rossmere | [8] | ||
| 17 | .jpg) |
Sterling Lyon (1927–2010) |
24 November 1977 |
30 November 1981 |
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Charleswood | [7] | ||
| 18 | |
Howard Pawley (1934–2015) |
30 November 1981 |
9 May 1988 |
New Democratic | MLA for Selkirk | [8] | ||
| 19 | |
Gary Filmon (b. 1942) |
9 May 1988 |
5 October 1999 |
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Tuxedo | [8] | ||
| 20 |  |
Gary Doer (b. 1948) |
5 October 1999 |
19 October 2009 |
New Democratic | MLA for Concordia | [8] | ||
| 21 |  |
Greg Selinger (b. 1951) |
19 October 2009 |
3 May 2016 |
|
New Democratic | MLA for St. Boniface | [8] | |
| 22 |  |
Brian Pallister (b. 1954) |
3 May 2016 |
1 September 2021 |
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Fort Whyte | [8] | ||
| 23 |  |
Kelvin Goertzen (b. 1969) |
1 September 2021 |
2 November 2021 |
|
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Steinbach | [8] | |
| 24 | .jpg) |
Heather Stefanson (b. 1970) |
2 November 2021 |
incumbent |
|
Progressive Conservative | MLA for Tuxedo | [8] | |
Living former premiers[edit]
As of December 2021[update], six former premiers of Manitoba are alive, the oldest being Edward Schreyer (1969–1977) and the youngest being Kelvin Goertzen (September 1, 2021–November 2, 2021). 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 | December 21, 1935 |
| Gary Filmon | 1988–1999 | August 24, 1942 |
| Gary Doer | 1999–2009 | March 31, 1948 |
| Greg Selinger | 2009–2016 | February 16, 1951 |
| Brian Pallister | 2016–2021 | July 6, 1954 |
| Kelvin Goertzen | September 1, 2021– November 2, 2021 | June 9, 1969 |
See also[edit]
- Premier of Manitoba
- List of premiers of Manitoba by time in office
- Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)
References[edit]
- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Friendly Rivalries: Manitoba Elections Since 1966". CBC. 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
- ^ "Territorial Evolution, 1870". Natural Resources Canada. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. August 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biographies of Living Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. November 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
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