Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Manitoba)

Last updated September 28, 2023

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

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References

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

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[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.

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