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Heather D. Stefanson

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Heather Stefanson
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MLA (2000-2003), MLA (2003-2007), MLA (2007-2011), MLA (2011-2016), MLA (2016-2019), MLA (2019-2023), Premier of Manitoba (2021-2023), MLA (2023-?).

Born at Winnipeg on 11 May 1970, she was elected at a provincial by-election on 21 November 2000, she was re-elected at the 2003, 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2019 general elections. She held the ministerial portfolios of Justice and Attorney General (2016-2018), Deputy Premier (2016-2021), Families (2018-2021), Health and Senior Care (2021), and Intergovernmental Affairs and International Relations (2021-?). On 2 November 2021, she became the first female Premier of Manitoba following a majority vote of the Progressive Conservative caucus. In recognition of her community service, she received a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002). After a defeat in the 2023 general election, she stepped down as leader of the Progressive Conservative party.

Sources:

MLA Biographies - Living, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

We thank the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and Tracey Goncalves for providing a photograph used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 October 2023

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