Minister of Industry and Commerce (Manitoba)

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The Minister of Industry and Commerce is a former cabinet position in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

The department's origins can be traced back to 1932, when John Stewart McDiarmid was appointed as minister of Mines and Natural Resources, and for Industry. The department was renamed as "Industry and Commerce" in 1940.

The position was eliminated in 1978, and its responsibilities dispersed among other departments.

List of ministers of industry and commerce

 Name PartyTook officeLeft office
  John Stewart McDiarmid(*)
Liberal-Progressive May 27, 1932June 30, 1953
  Ronald Turner
Liberal-Progressive June 30, 1953July 6, 1956
  Francis Bud Jobin
Liberal-Progressive July 6, 1956June 30, 1958
  Gurney Evans
Progressive Conservative June 30, 1958July 22, 1966
  Sidney Spivak [1]
Progressive Conservative July 22, 1966July 15, 1969
  Edward Schreyer
New Democratic Party July 15, 1969December 18, 1969
  Leonard Evans
New Democratic Party December 18, 1969October 24, 1977
  Robert Banman [2]
Progressive Conservative October 24, 1977October 20, 1978

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