Manitoba Water Stewardship

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Manitoba Water Stewardship was the department of the Government of Manitoba in charge of regulating several aspects of stewardship of water in Manitoba, including water quality, fisheries, and water-use licensing. Today, water stewardship falls under the Environment and Climate Change portfolio. [1]

Minister of Water Stewardship

The Minister of Water Stewardship was the cabinet minister responsible for Manitoba Water Stewardship. The position was created by Premier Gary Doer in 2003 and dissolved during the new premiership of Brian Pallister in 2016.

Name [2] PartyTitleTook officeLeft office
Steve Ashton New Democratic Party Minister of Water StewardshipNovember 4, 2003September 21, 2006
Christine Melnick New Democratic Party Minister of Water StewardshipSeptember 21, 2006January 13, 2012
Gord Mackintosh New Democratic Party Minister of Conservation and Water StewardshipJanuary 12, 2013April 29, 2015
Tom Nevakshonoff New Democratic Party Minister of Conservation and Water StewardshipApril 29, 2015May 3, 2016

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  2. "MLA Biographies - Living". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-21.