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

  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
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(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
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
Edward Schreyer
(b. 1935)		 15 July
1969		 24 November
1977		 New Democratic MLA for Rossmere [8]
17
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
Heather Stefanson
(b. 1970)		 2 November
2021		 incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA for Tuxedo [8]
Kelvin GoertzenBrian 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 December 2021, 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.

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
Brian Pallister 2016–2021 (1954-07-06) July 6, 1954
Kelvin Goertzen September 1, 2021– November 2, 2021 (1969-06-09) June 9, 1969

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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