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]

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, seven 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]

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
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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 		14 March[7] 1872
–
8 July[7] 1874 		Non-partisan


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 Marc-Amable Girard
(1822–1892)
MLA for St. Boniface East 		8 July[7] 1874
–
2 December[7] 1874 		Non-partisan


Led the first ministry to be constituted on the principles of responsible government. First to use the title "Premier".
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 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[8] 1969
–
24 November[8] 1977 		New Democratic


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


18
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 Howard Pawley
(1934–2015)
MLA for Selkirk 		30 November[8] 1981
–
9 May[8] 1988 		New Democratic


19
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 Gary Filmon
(b. 1942)
MLA for Tuxedo 		9 May[8] 1988
–
5 October[8] 1999 		Progressive Conservative


20
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 Gary Doer
(b. 1948)
MLA for Concordia 		5 October[8] 1999
–
19 October[8] 2009 		New Democratic


21
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 Greg Selinger
(b. 1951)
MLA for St. Boniface 		19 October[8] 2009
–
3 May[8] 2016 		New Democratic


22
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 Brian Pallister
(b. 1954)
MLA for Fort Whyte 		3 May[8] 2016
–
Incumbent 		Progressive Conservative


Min. Minority government
Co. Coalition government
Brian PallisterGreg SelingerGary DoerGary FilmonHoward PawleySterling LyonEdward SchreyerWalter WeirDufferin RoblinDouglas Lloyd CampbellStuart GarsonJohn BrackenTobias NorrisRodmond RoblinHugh John MacdonaldThomas GreenwayDavid Howard HarrisonJohn NorquayRobert Atkinson DavisMarc-Amable GirardHenry Joseph ClarkeMarc-Amable GirardAlfred Boyd

Living former premiers[]

As of February 2019, 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 85)
Gary Filmon 1988–1999 (1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 79)
Gary Doer 1999–2009 (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 73)
Greg Selinger 2009–2016 (1951-02-16) February 16, 1951 (age 70)

See also[]

References[]

General
  • "Dates of Manitoba General Elections". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  • "Provincial Premiers". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Friendly Rivalries: Manitoba Elections Since 1966". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Territorial Evolution, 1870". Natural Resources Canada. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  7. ^ Jump up to: 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 ah "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. August 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  8. ^ Jump up to: 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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