Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Manitoba)

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The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs was a cabinet position in the government of Manitoba, Canada.

The position initially emerged from the offices of Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works in the late 1960s. John Carroll and Rene Toupin, who held both of the aforementioned positions in different ministries, were also recognized as Ministers of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.

As with many other government departments in Manitoba, its specific ministerial designation was changed several times. Ben Hanuschak was appointed to succeed Toupin in 1970, and was given the title of Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Internal Services. This title was retained until 1978, when the new minister Warner Jorgenson was designated as the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. On November 15, 1979, the department was restructured again as the Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Environment. Responsibility for the Environment was transferred to a different minister in 1981, and the Consumer and Corporate Affairs title was resumed.

From 1989 to 1993, the portfolio was referred to as the Ministry of Co-operative, Consumer and Corporate Affairs. The simplified title was again resumed when Jim Ernst was appointed as minister.

The department was eliminated in 2002, and its responsibilities folded into the office of Finance Minister Greg Selinger. Manitoba was one of the last provinces in Canada to have a separate Consumer and Corporate Affairs ministry. [1]

List of ministers of consumer and corporate affairs

 Name [2] PartyTook officeLeft office
  John Carroll
Progressive Conservative September 24, 1968July 15, 1969
  Rene Toupin
New Democratic Party July 15, 1969August 20, 1970
  Ben Hanuschak
New Democratic Party August 20, 1970December 1, 1971
  Alvin Mackling
New Democratic Party December 1, 1971July 4, 1973
  Ian Turnbull
New Democratic Party July 4, 1973September 22, 1976
  Rene Toupin
New Democratic Party September 22, 1976October 24, 1977
  Edward McGill
Progressive Conservative October 24, 1977October 20, 1978
  Warner Jorgenson
Progressive Conservative October 20, 1978January 16, 1981
  Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative January 16, 1981November 30, 1981
  Eugene Kostyra
New Democratic Party November 30, 1981August 20, 1982
  John Bucklaschuk
New Democratic Party August 20, 1982November 4, 1983
  Roland Penner
New Democratic Party November 4, 1983April 17, 1986
  Alvin Mackling
New Democratic Party April 17, 1986May 9, 1988
  James McCrae
Progressive Conservative May 9, 1988April 21, 1989
  Edward Connery
Progressive Conservative April 21, 1989February 5, 1991
  Linda McIntosh
Progressive Conservative February 5, 1991September 10, 1993
  James Ernst
Progressive Conservative September 10, 1993January 6, 1997
  Mike Radcliffe
Progressive Conservative January 6, 1997February 5, 1999
  Shirley Render
Progressive Conservative February 5, 1999October 5, 1999
  Ron Lemieux
New Democratic Party October 5, 1999January 17, 2001
  Scott Smith
New Democratic Party January 17, 2001September 25, 2002

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References

  1. "Group is concerned about loss of ministry", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 2002, A7.
  2. "MLA Biographies - Living". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-15.