Memorable Manitobans: Government of Manitoba: Department of Industry and Commerce

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This department was established in November 1940.

Ministers

Period	Minister
1940-1953	John Stewart McDiarmid (1882-1965)
1953-1956	Ronald David “Ron” Turner (1915-1965)
1956-1958	Francis Laurence “Bud” Jobin (1914-1995)
1958-1966	Edward Gurney Vaux Evans (1907-1987)
1966-1969	Sidney Joel Spivak (1928-2002)
1969	Edward Richard “Ed” Schreyer
1969-1977	Leonard Salusbury “Len” Evans (1929-2016)
1977-1978	Robert David “Bob” Banman
1978-?	See Economic Development

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Government of Manitoba

Sources:

“McDiarmid resigns cabinet post,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1953, page 1.

“Mrs. Forbes, Spivak, Enns to cabinet,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 July 1966, page 1.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 June 2025

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