Dave Chomiak | |
---|---|
Manitoba Minister of Mineral Resources | |
In office October 18, 2013 –May 3, 2016 | |
Premier | Greg Selinger |
Preceded by | new portfolio |
Manitoba Minister of Innovation,Energy and Mines | |
In office November 3,2009 –October 18,2013 | |
Premier | Greg Selinger |
Preceded by | Jim Rondeau |
Succeeded by | portfolio abolished |
Manitoba Minister of Conservation | |
In office October 19,2011 –January 13,2012 | |
Premier | Greg Selinger |
Preceded by | Bill Blaikie |
Succeeded by | Gord Mackintosh |
Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
In office September 21,2006 –November 3,2009 | |
Premier | Gary Doer Greg Selinger |
Succeeded by | Andrew Swan |
Manitoba Government House Leader | |
In office September 21,2006 –November 3,2009 | |
Manitoba Minister of Energy,Science and Technology | |
In office October 12,2004 –September 21,2006 | |
Premier | Gary Doer |
Preceded by | Tim Sale |
Succeeded by | portfolio abolished |
Manitoba Minister of Health | |
In office October 5,1999 –October 12,2004 | |
Premier | Gary Doer |
Preceded by | Eric Stefanson |
Succeeded by | Tim Sale |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kildonan | |
In office September 11,1990 –April 19,2016 | |
Preceded by | Jack Reimer |
Succeeded by | Nic Curry |
Personal details | |
Born | Winnipeg,Manitoba | February 15,1953
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Occupation | Lawyer |
David Walter Chomiak (born February 15,1953) is a former politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger.
Chomiak was born in Winnipeg and grew up in East Kildonan,graduating from Miles Macdonell Collegiate;he lives in the West Kildonan area. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics,and was a member of the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre,the Canadian Shield Foundation and the Big Brother's Association of Manitoba.
Chomiak was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1990 provincial election,in the north Winnipeg riding of Kildonan. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate David Langtry by 210 votes;Progressive Party leader Sidney Green finished fourth. After the election,Chomiak joined with 19 other NDP MLAs as the official opposition to Gary Filmon's government.
Chomiak was re-elected in the 1995 election,defeating Tory Robert Praznik 5812 votes to 3624. He again increased his margin of victory in the 1999 election,defeating PC candidate Shannon Martin by 6101 votes to 2542. The NDP won this election,and Chomiak was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Health and Minister responsible for Sport. He was relieved of responsibility for Sport on January 17,2001.
In 2003,Chomiak supported Bill Blaikie's campaign to lead the federal New Democratic Party.
In 2003,he was re-elected in the once-marginal riding of Kildonan with over 70% of the vote. On October 12,2004,he was appointed as Manitoba's Minister of Energy,Science and Technology,with responsibility for the Gaming Control Act and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Chomiak had been the longest-serving health minister in Canada prior to this shuffle,and there were rumours that he requested a transfer to a less stressful portfolio.
In September 2006,Chomiak was appointed as Minister of Justice and Attorney General,and to the Manitoba Public Insurance and Manitoba Gaming Control Commission in Gary Doer's new cabinet. [1]
Chomiak is anti-abortion,but as health minister never sought to criminalize abortions. He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.
In the 2016 provincial election,he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Nic Curry.
Sidney Green is a retired politician in Manitoba,Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba,served in the cabinet of Premier Edward Schreyer,and later formed the Progressive Party of Manitoba.
Rosann Wowchuk is a former Manitoba politician,and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger.
Gregory Francis Selinger is a former Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016,leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of his immediate predecessor,Gary Doer. Selinger was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface from 1999 until his resignation in early 2018. His party was defeated by Brian Pallister and the Progressive Conservatives in the 2016 Manitoba general election.
Steven John Ashton is a British-born Canadian politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a long-serving member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba,and was a long-time cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments led by premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. He resigned from cabinet on December 22,2014 to challenge Selinger for the leadership of the party. Ashton was eliminated from the race,after finishing last on the first ballot at the 2015 NDP leadership convention. Selinger was re-elected party leader on the second ballot. In 2017,Ashton ran for Manitoba NDP leader,losing to Wab Kinew,who became premier in 2023.
MaryAnn Mihychuk is a Canadian politician from Manitoba. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 2015,representing the riding of Kildonan—St. Paul for the Liberal Party of Canada,and served as Minister of Employment,Workforce and Labour in the federal Cabinet until the January 10,2017,cabinet shuffle by Justin Trudeau. She lost her seat in the House of Commons in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Jack F. Reimer is a Progressive Conservative politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1990 to 2007,and served in the government of Gary Filmon.
Eric Stefanson is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served in the cabinet of Progressive Conservative Premier Gary Filmon from 1991 to 1999,and was a member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1990 to 2000. His father,also named Eric Stefanson,was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1958 to 1968.
Laurent Louis "Larry" Desjardins was a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature for most of the period from 1959 to 1988,and was a cabinet minister under New Democratic Premiers Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley.
James Erwin Downey is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1999,and served as a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon.
James Collus McCrae is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1999,in the Progressive Conservative Party caucus. From 1988 to 1999,McCrae was a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Gary Filmon.
James Arthur Ernst is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a municipal councillor in Winnipeg from 1973 to 1986 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1997. From 1988 to 1997,Ernst was a Cabinet minister in the government of Premier Gary Filmon.
Michael Frederick Carrington Radcliffe is a lawyer and former politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 1999,and was a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Gary Filmon from 1997 to 1999.
Glen Marshall Findlay is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1999,and a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1999.
Gulzar Singh Cheema is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993,and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004,making him one of only a few Canadian politicians to have sat in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He is the first Indian-born provincial legislator in Canada. He was also a cabinet minister in the government of Premier of British Columbia Gordon Campbell from 2001 to 2004,and was a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election of 2004.
Peter Fox was a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986. From 1971 to 1977,he served as Speaker of the legislature.
Donald Warder Orchard is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1995,and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon.
Rossmere is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968,and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969. The riding is located in the northeastern section of the City of Winnipeg.
Victor Harold Schroeder is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1988,and a senior cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley from 1981 to 1988.
Louis Ralph "Bud" Sherman was a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served in the House of Commons of Canada during the 1960s and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1984,serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon.
Andrew Micklefield is a Canadian provincial politician,formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) for the riding of Rossmere.