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]

Brian Pallister is the current Premier of Manitoba.

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
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


(2)
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
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)
MLA for Lakeside		 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[8] 1969
–
24 November[8] 1977		 New Democratic


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


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


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


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


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


22
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.

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

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. "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. August 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  8. "Biographies of Living Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. November 4, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

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