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List of Manitoba premiers

This is a list of the premiers of the province of Manitoba, Canada, since it was created in 1870.

Name Party Term
Alfred Boyd+ Non-party* 1870–1871
Marc-Amable Girard+ Non-party* 1871–1872
Henry Hynes Clarke+ Non-party* 1872–1874
Marc-Amable Girard (again) Non-party* 1874
Robert A. Davis Non-party 1874–1878
John Norquay Non-party* 1878–1887
David H. Harrison Non-party* 1887–1888
Thomas Greenway Liberal 1888–1900
Sir Hugh John Macdonald Conservative 1900
Sir Rodmond P. Roblin Conservative 1900–1915
Tobias C. Norris Liberal 1915–1922
John Bracken United Farmers/Progressive** 1922–1932
John Bracken Liberal-Progressive** 1932–1943
Stuart S. Garson Liberal-Progressive** 1943–1948
Douglas L. Campbell Liberal-Progressive*** 1948–1958
Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative 1958–1967
Walter Weir Progressive Conservative 1967–1969
Edward Schreyer NDP 1969–1977
Sterling Lyon Progressive Conservative 1977–1981
Howard Pawley NDP 1981–1988
Gary Filmon Progressive Conservative 1988–1999
Gary Doer NDP 1999–
  • (+) Not actually government leaders. Sometimes referred to as "Chief Ministers".
  • (*) Prior to 1888 governments in Manitoba were non-partisan; however, these chief ministers and premiers were personally identified with the Conservative Party.
  • (**)The United Farmers of Manitoba party became the Progressive Party in 1928. After 1932 the government was a Liberal-Progressive coalition, and during the war the CCF, Social Credit and Conservatives joined the coalition. The CCF left in 1943, while the Social Credit Party largely disintegrated in the 1940s. The Conservatives remained in the coalition until 1950.
  • (***) In coalition with the Conservatives until 1950.


For more lists of this type, see Lists of office-holders.

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