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List of premiers of Manitoba
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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
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Alfred Boyd (1835–1908) MLA for St. Andrews North |
16 September[7] 1870 – 14 December[7] 1871 |
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Non-partisan
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2 | ![]() |
Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892) MLA for St. Boniface East |
14 December[7] 1871 – 14 March[7] 1872 |
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Non-partisan
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3 | ![]() |
Henry Joseph Clarke (1833–1889) MLA for |
14 March[7] 1872 – 8 July[7] 1874 |
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Non-partisan
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Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892) MLA for St. Boniface East |
8 July[7] 1874 – 2 December[7] 1874 |
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Non-partisan
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Led the first ministry to be constituted on the principles of responsible government. First to use the title "Premier". | ||||||
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 |
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Non-partisan
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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
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6 | ![]() |
David Howard Harrison (1843–1905) MLA for Minnedosa West |
26 December[7] 1887 – 19 January[7] 1888 |
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Non-partisan
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7 | ![]() |
Thomas Greenway (1838–1908) MLA for Mountain |
19 January[7] 1888 – 6 January[7] 1900 |
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Liberal
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8 | ![]() |
Sir Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929) MLA for Winnipeg South |
10 January[7] 1900 – 29 October[7] 1900 |
Conservative
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9 | ![]() |
Sir Rodmond Roblin (1853–1937) MLA for until 1903 MLA for Dufferin |
29 October[7] 1900 – 12 May[7] 1915 |
Conservative
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10 | ![]() |
Tobias Norris (1861–1936) MLA for Lansdowne |
12 May[7] 1915 – 8 August[7] 1922 |
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Liberal
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11 | ![]() |
John Bracken (1883–1969) MLA for The Pas |
8 August[7] 1922 – 14 January[7] 1943 |
Progressive
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12 | ![]() |
Stuart Garson (1898–1977) MLA for Fairford |
14 January[7] 1943 – 13 November[7] 1948 |
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Liberal–Progressive
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13 | ![]() |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895–1995) MLA for Lakeside |
13 November[7] 1948 – 30 June[7] 1958 |
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Liberal–Progressive
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14 | ![]() |
Dufferin Roblin (1917–2010) MLA for Wolseley |
30 June[7] 1958 – 27 November[7] 1967 |
Progressive Conservative
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15 | ![]() |
Walter Weir (1929–1985) MLA for Minnedosa |
27 November[7] 1967 – 15 July[7] 1969 |
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Progressive Conservative
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16 | ![]() |
Edward Schreyer (b. 1935) MLA for Rossmere |
15 July[8] 1969 – 24 November[8] 1977 |
New Democratic
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17 | ![]() |
Sterling Lyon (1927–2010) MLA for Charleswood |
24 November[7] 1977 – 30 November[7] 1981 |
Progressive Conservative
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18 | ![]() |
Howard Pawley (1934–2015) MLA for Selkirk |
30 November[8] 1981 – 9 May[8] 1988 |
New Democratic
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19 | ![]() |
Gary Filmon (b. 1942) MLA for Tuxedo |
9 May[8] 1988 – 5 October[8] 1999 |
Progressive Conservative
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20 | ![]() |
Gary Doer (b. 1948) MLA for Concordia |
5 October[8] 1999 – 19 October[8] 2009 |
New Democratic
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21 | ![]() |
Greg Selinger (b. 1951) MLA for St. Boniface |
19 October[8] 2009 – 3 May[8] 2016 |
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New Democratic
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22 | ![]() |
Brian Pallister (b. 1954) MLA for Fort Whyte |
3 May[8] 2016 – Incumbent |
Progressive Conservative
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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 |
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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 |
See also[]
- Premier of Manitoba
- List of premiers of Manitoba by time in office
- Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)
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. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Office of the Premier at the Province of Manitoba
- Lists of Canadian first ministers
- Premiers of Manitoba
- Manitoba-related lists