Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba)


The Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport is a cabinet minister in the government of Manitoba. The position can be traced back to 1966, when Attorney-General Sterling Lyon was named as Minister of Tourism and Recreation. The newly elected government of Edward Schreyer added a separate ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1969, and united the two ministries in 1971. In 1978, a minister in Sterling Lyon's government was given responsibility for Sport. The precise ministerial designations have changed many times.
Responsibility for Tourism was transferred to the Economic Development portfolio in 1979, and was not re-united with Culture until 1999. Culture Ministers were also responsible for Citizenship from 1991 until 1999, when the responsibility was given to the Minister of Labour and Immigration.
The current Minister of Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection is Ron Lemieux, who has held all of the responsibilities associated with the position since October 2013.

List of Ministers of Culture and Recreation

;Ministers of Tourism and Recreation
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Sterling Lyon
Progressive ConservativeJuly 22, 1966September 24, 1968
John Carroll
Progressive ConservativeSeptember 24, 1968July 15, 1969
Peter Burtniak
New Democratic PartyJuly 15, 1969December 1, 1971

;Ministers of Cultural Affairs
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Philip Petursson
New Democratic PartyJuly 17, 1969November 4, 1970
Peter Burtniak
New Democratic PartyNovember 4, 1970December 1, 1971

;Ministers of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Laurent Desjardins
New Democratic PartyDecember 1, 1971January 28, 1974
Rene Toupin
New Democratic PartyJanuary 28, 1974September 22, 1976
Ben Hanuschak
New Democratic PartySeptember 22, 1976October 24, 1977
Robert Banman
Progressive ConservativeOctober 24, 1977October 20, 1978

;Ministers of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Norma Price
Progressive ConservativeOctober 20, 1978November 15, 1979

;Ministers of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Norma Price
Progressive ConservativeNovember 15, 1979November 30, 1981

;Ministers of Culture, Heritage and Recreation
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Eugene Kostyra
New Democratic PartyNovember 30, 1981April 17, 1986
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
New Democratic PartyApril 17, 1986May 9, 1988
Bonnie Mitchelson
Progressive ConservativeMay 9, 1988February 5, 1991

;Ministers of Culture, Heritage and Citizenship
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Bonnie Mitchelson
Progressive ConservativeFebruary 5, 1991September 10, 1993
Harold Gilleshammer
Progressive ConservativeSeptember 10, 1993January 6, 1997
Rosemary Vodrey
Progressive ConservativeJanuary 6, 1997October 5, 1999

;Ministers of Culture, Heritage and Tourism
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Diane McGifford
New Democratic PartyOctober 5, 1999January 17, 2001
Ron Lemieux
New Democratic PartyJanuary 17, 2001September 25, 2002
Eric Robinson
New Democratic PartySeptember 25, 2002September 12, 2007
Flor Marcelino
New Democratic PartyNovember 3, 2009October 18, 2013

List of Ministers of Sport

;Ministers of Fitness, Recreation and Sport
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Robert BanmanProgressive ConservativeOctober 20, 1978November 30, 1981

;Ministers responsible for Recreation and Sport
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Laurent Desjardins
New Democratic PartyNovember 30, 1981November 4, 1983

;Ministers responsible for Sport, the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act and the Boxing and Wrestling Commission Act
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Laurent Desjardins
New Democratic PartyNovember 4, 1983February 10, 1988
James ErnstProgressive ConservativeMay 9, 1988February 5, 1991
Eric StefansonProgressive ConservativeFebruary 5, 1991September 10, 1993
James Ernst
Progressive ConservativeSeptember 10, 1993January 6, 1997

;Ministers responsible for Fitness and Amateur Sport and the Boxing Commission Act
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Eric Stefanson
Progressive ConservativeJanuary 6, 1997October 5, 1999

;Ministers responsible for Sport
Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
David Chomiak
New Democratic PartyOctober 5, 1999January 17, 2001
Ron Lemieux
New Democratic PartyJanuary 17, 2001September 25, 2002
Eric Robinson
New Democratic PartySeptember 25, 2002September 12, 2007
Eric Robinson
New Democratic PartyNovember 3, 2009October 18, 2013

Ministers of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport

Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Eric Robinson
New Democratic PartySeptember 12, 2007November 3, 2009

Ministers of Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection

Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Ron Lemieux
New Democratic PartyOctober 18, 2013present

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