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Warren J. Steen
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Municipal official, MLA (1975-1977), MLA (1977-1981), MLA (1981-1986).
Born at Winnipeg on 22 July 1940, son of Manley Roy Steen (1896-1988) and Harryette Ashley (?-1993), brother of Robert Ashley Steen, he served on the Winnipeg City Council (1970-1971) then, after the formation of Unicity in 1971, served on the unified council from 1971 to 1975. Elected to the provincial legislature at a June 1975 by-election, he was re-elected in 1977 and 1981, being defeated in 1986 by Sharon Carstairs. He later worked as an underwriter with Equitable Life of Canada. In 1977, he received a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
On 27 May 1966, he married Margaret Jean “Peggy” Hunter at St. Stephen's-Broadway United Church and they had a daughter.
He died at the St. Boniface Hospital on 19 August 2009.
“Steen - Hunter,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1966, page 21.
“Former councillor dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 2009.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 August 2009.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 December 2023
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