Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Manitoba)

The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs is a former 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 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

References

  1. "Group is concerned about loss of ministry", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 2002, A7.
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