The Minister of Local Government is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The position was created in 1999 as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. The portfolio was designated as Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade from November 2003 to September 2006, when responsibility for trade was shifted to the new portfolio of Competitiveness, Training and Trade. Then, the portfolio went back to being called Intergovernmental Affairs. In November 2009, when Greg Selinger became Premier, the portfolio was renamed Local Government. In October 2013, it was renamed Municipal Government, and was then renamed Municipal Relations in 2014. In 2023, the responsibility for Northern relations was transferred from Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation to Municipal Relations.
List of ministers Intergovernmental affairs Name PartyTook officeLeft officeJean FriesenNew Democratic PartyOctober 5, 1999June 25, 2003Rosann WowchukNew Democratic PartyJune 25, 2003November 4, 2003MaryAnn Mihychuk*New Democratic PartyNovember 4, 2003May 18, 2004Rosann Wowchuk (acting)*New Democratic PartyMay 18, 2004October 12, 2004Scott Smith*New Democratic PartyOctober 12, 2004September 21, 2006Steve AshtonNew Democratic PartySeptember 21, 2006September 14, 2009 The Minister responsible for International Relations Coordination existed from 2003 to 2006. Rather than a full portfolio position, it was concurrently held by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Local government Name PartyTook officeLeft officeRon LemieuxNew Democratic PartyNovember 3, 2009October 18, 2013
Municipal government Name PartyTook officeLeft officeStan StruthersNew Democratic PartyOctober 18, 2013November 3, 2014
Municipal relations +NamePartyTook officeLeft officeJeff WhartonProgressive Conservative3 May 201623 October 2019Rochelle Squires23 October 20195 January 2021Derek Johnson5 January 202118 January 2022Eileen Clarke18 January 202230 January 2023Andrew Smith30 January 202318 October 2023
Municipal and Northern relations NamePartyTook officeLeft officeIan BushieNew Democratic18 October 2023 13 November 2024Glen Simard13 November 2024present
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