The Minister of Environment and Climate Change (formerly the Minister of Environment, Climate and Parks,Minister of Sustainable Development,Conservation and Climate and Environment and Climate) is the member of the Executive Council of Manitoba who oversees the Department of Environment and Climate Change, [1] which is responsible for issues related to Manitoba's environment and biodiversity of natural resources (e.g., water, wildlife, and forests). [2]
The current Environment and Climate Change Minister is Tracy Schmidt [1] and the Deputy Minister is Paul McConnell. [3]
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Premier | |
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Minister of Conservation | ||||||
1 | Oscar Lathlin | October 5, 1999 | September 25, 2002 | New Democratic | Gary Doer | |
2 | Steve Ashton | September 25, 2002 | November 4, 2003 | New Democratic | ||
3 | Stan Struthers | November 4, 2003 | November 3, 2009 | New Democratic | ||
4 | Bill Blaikie | November 3, 2009 | October 3, 2011 | New Democratic | ||
Minister of Sustainable Development | ||||||
5 | Cathy Cox | May 3, 2016 | August 17, 2017 | Progressive Conservative | ||
6 | Rochelle Squires | August 17, 2017 | October 23, 2019 | Progressive Conservative | ||
Minister of Conservation and Climate | ||||||
7 | Sarah Guillemard | October 23, 2019 | January 18, 2022 | Progressive Conservative | ||
Minister of Environment, Climate and Parks | ||||||
8 | Jeff Wharton | January 18, 2022 | January 30, 2023 | Progressive Conservative | ||
Minister of Environment and Climate | ||||||
9 | Kevin Klein | January 30, 2023 | October 18, 2023 | Progressive Conservative | ||
Minister of Environment and Climate Change | ||||||
10 | Tracy Schmidt | October 18, 2023 | Incumbent | New Democratic |
Current acts and regulations under the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba (CCSM) for which the Minister of Conservation and Climate is responsible for include: [4]
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