Stan Struthers

Stan Struthers
Minister of Municipal Government
In office
October 18, 2013  November 3, 2014
Premier Greg Selinger
Preceded by Ron Lemieux
Succeeded by Drew Caldwell
Manitoba Minister of Finance
In office
October 19, 2011  October 18, 2013
Premier Greg Selinger
Preceded by Rosann Wowchuk
Succeeded by Jennifer Howard
Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
In office
November 3, 2009  January 13, 2012
Premier Greg Selinger
Preceded by Rosann Wowchuk
Succeeded by Ron Kostyshyn
Manitoba Minister of Conservation
In office
November 4, 2003  November 3, 2009
Premier Gary Doer
Greg Selinger
Preceded by Steve Ashton
Succeeded by Bill Blaikie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
October 4, 2011  April 19, 2016
Preceded by constituency recreated
Constituency Dauphin
In office
September 21, 1999  October 4, 2011
Preceded by new constituency
Succeeded by constituency abolished
Constituency Dauphin—Roblin
In office
April 25, 1995  September 21, 1999
Preceded by John Plohman
Succeeded by constituency abolished
Constituency Dauphin
Personal details
Political party Manitoba New Democratic Party
Alma mater Brandon University
University of Manitoba
Occupation Teacher

Stan Struthers (born 1959)[1] is a Manitoba politician, and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the New Democratic Party.[2] He served in the legislature from 1995 to 2016, holding various cabinet positions in the governments of Gary Doer and Greg Selinger during his tenure. He did not seek re-election in the 2016 general election.

Background

Born in Swan River, Manitoba, Struthers graduated from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in 1977, and later received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Brandon University, and his Masters of Education from the University of Manitoba. He went on to teach at Norway House, then became principal at Rorketon Collegiate and later taught at the Winnipegosis High School.[1]

Political career

Struthers was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 1995 provincial election as the member for Dauphin. He was re-elected as the MLA for the redistributed Dauphin—Roblin riding in 1999 and again in 2003.[3] In his first term, he served as the NDP's Natural Resources Critic and Deputy Agriculture Critic. After the NDP formed government, Struthers served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health, Dave Chomiak. Struthers was appointed Minister of Conservation on November 4, 2003. On November 3, 2009 Struthers was appointed Minister of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.[2]

In 1995, Struthers supported Lorne Nystrom's campaign for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party. In 2003, he supported Bill Blaikie.[4]

He was re-elected in the 2007[3] and 2011 elections.[2]

Struthers resigned his cabinet position on November 3, 2014 along with Jennifer Howard, Theresa Oswald, Erin Selby, and Andrew Swan, due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership. [5] He remained an NDP MLA after resignation.

NDP Legacy - The Manitoba Provincial NDP party has be criticized by many people in Manitoba for leaving the Province with a debt that exceeds $22 Billion and deficit that is approaching $1 Billion.[6] http://www.manitobaforward.ca/manitobas-deficit-crisis/[7]

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