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]

Kelvin Goertzen is the incumbent premier, since September 2021.

Premiers of Manitoba

Non-partisan Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Progressive Party of Manitoba Manitoba Liberal Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Electoral mandates (Assembly)		Riding
1	Alfred Boyd (1835–1908)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Title created (caretaker government)⁠ 1870 election (1st Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for St. Andrews North
2	Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (1st Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for St. Boniface East
3	Henry Joseph Clarke (1833–1889)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (1st Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for St. Charles
(2)	Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (1st Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for St. Boniface East
(2)	Marc-Amable Girard (1822–1892)	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)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (1st Leg.)⁠ 1874 election (2nd Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for Winnipeg and St. John until 1874 MLA for Winnipeg ({{{riding2_term}}})
5	John Norquay (1841–1889)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (2nd Leg.)⁠ 1878 election (3rd Leg.)⁠ 1879 election (4th Leg.)⁠ 1883 election (5th Leg.)⁠ 1886 election (6th Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for St. Andrews South until 1879 MLA for St. Andrews ({{{riding2_term}}})
6	David Howard Harrison (1843–1905)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (6th Leg.)	Non-partisan	MLA for Minnedosa West
7	Thomas Greenway (1838–1908)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (6th Leg.)⁠ 1888 election (7th Leg.)⁠ 1892 election (8th Leg.)⁠ 1896 election (9th Leg.)	Liberal	MLA for Mountain
8	Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1899 election (10th Leg.)	Conservative	MLA for Winnipeg South
9	Rodmond Roblin (1853–1937)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (10th Leg.)⁠ 1903 election (11th Leg.)⁠ 1907 election (12th Leg.)⁠ 1910 election (13th Leg.)⁠ 1914 election (14th Leg.)	Conservative	MLA for Woodlands until 1903 MLA for Dufferin ({{{riding2_term}}})
10	Tobias Norris (1861–1936)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (14th Leg.)⁠ 1915 election (15th Leg.)⁠ 1920 election (16th Leg.)	Liberal	MLA for Lansdowne
11	John Bracken (1883–1969)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1922 election (17th Leg.)⁠ 1927 election (18th Leg.)⁠ 1932 election (19th Leg.)⁠ 1936 election (20th Leg.)⁠ 1941 election (21st Leg.)	Progressive	MLA for The Pas
12	Stuart Garson (1898–1977)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (21st Leg.)⁠ 1945 election (22nd Leg.)	Liberal–Progressive	MLA for Fairford
13	Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895–1995)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (22nd Leg.)⁠ 1949 election (23rd Leg.)⁠ 1953 election (24th Leg.)	Liberal–Progressive	MLA for Lakeside
14	Dufferin Roblin (1917–2010)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1958 election (25th Leg.)⁠ 1959 election (26th Leg.)⁠ 1962 election (27th Leg.)⁠ 1966 election (28th Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Wolseley
15	Walter Weir (1929–1985)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (28th Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Minnedosa
16	Edward Schreyer (b. 1935)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1969 election (29th Leg.)⁠ 1973 election (30th Leg.)	New Democratic	MLA for Rossmere
17	Sterling Lyon (1927–2010)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1977 election (31st Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Charleswood
18	Howard Pawley (1934–2015)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1981 election (32nd Leg.)⁠ 1986 election (33rd Leg.)	New Democratic	MLA for Selkirk
19	Gary Filmon (b. 1942)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1988 election (34th Leg.)⁠ 1990 election (35th Leg.)⁠ 1995 election (36th Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Tuxedo
20	Gary Doer (b. 1948)	24 November 2024	incumbent	1999 election (37th Leg.)⁠ 2003 election (38th Leg.)⁠ 2007 election (39th Leg.)	New Democratic	MLA for Concordia
21	Greg Selinger (b. 1951)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (39th Leg.)⁠ 2011 election (40th Leg.)	New Democratic	MLA for St. Boniface
22	Brian Pallister (b. 1954)	24 November 2024	incumbent	2016 election (41st Leg.)⁠ 2019 election (42nd Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Fort Whyte
23	Kelvin Goertzen (b. 1969)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (42nd Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Steinbach
24	Heather Stefanson (b. 1970)	24 November 2024	incumbent	Appointment (42nd Leg.)	Progressive Conservative	MLA for Tuxedo
^Min. Minority government ^Co. Coalition government

Template:Timeline of MB Premiers

Living former premiers

As of October 2021^[update], five 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 88)
Gary Filmon	1988–1999	(1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 82)
Gary Doer	1999–2009	(1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 76)
Greg Selinger	2009–2016	(1951-02-16) February 16, 1951 (age 73)
Brian Pallister	2016–2021	(1954-07-06) July 6, 1954 (age 70)

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.

External links

Office of the Premier at the Province of Manitoba

[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.

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