Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Manitoba)


The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs is a former cabinet position in the government of Manitoba, Canada.
The position initially emerged from the offices of Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works in the late 1960s. John Carroll and Rene Toupin, who held both of the aforementioned positions in different ministries, were also recognized as Ministers of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.
As with many other government departments in Manitoba, its specific ministerial designation was changed several times. Ben Hanuschak was appointed to succeed Toupin in 1970, and was given the title of Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Internal Services. This title was retained until 1978, when the new minister Warner Jorgenson was designated as the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. On November 15, 1979, the department was restructured again as the Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Environment. Responsibility for the Environment was transferred to a different minister in 1981, and the Consumer and Corporate Affairs title was resumed.
From 1989 to 1993, the portfolio was referred to as the Ministry of Co-operative, Consumer and Corporate Affairs. The simplified title was again resumed when Jim Ernst was appointed as minister.
The department was eliminated in 2002, and its responsibilities folded into the office of Finance Minister Greg Selinger. Manitoba was one of the last provinces in Canada to have a separate Consumer and Corporate Affairs ministry.

List of Ministers of Consumer and Corporate Affairs

Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
John Carroll
Progressive ConservativeSeptember 24, 1968July 15, 1969
Rene Toupin
New Democratic PartyJuly 15, 1969August 20, 1970
Ben Hanuschak
New Democratic PartyAugust 20, 1970December 1, 1971
Alvin Mackling
New Democratic PartyDecember 1, 1971July 4, 1973
Ian Turnbull
New Democratic PartyJuly 4, 1973September 22, 1976
Rene Toupin
New Democratic PartySeptember 22, 1976October 24, 1977
Edward McGill
Progressive ConservativeOctober 24, 1977October 20, 1978
Warner Jorgenson
Progressive ConservativeOctober 20, 1978January 16, 1981
Gary Filmon
Progressive ConservativeJanuary 16, 1981November 30, 1981
Eugene Kostyra
New Democratic PartyNovember 30, 1981August 20, 1982
John Bucklaschuk
New Democratic PartyAugust 20, 1982November 4, 1983
Roland Penner
New Democratic PartyNovember 4, 1983April 17, 1986
Alvin Mackling
New Democratic PartyApril 17, 1986May 9, 1988
James McCrae
Progressive ConservativeMay 9, 1988April 21, 1989
Edward Connery
Progressive ConservativeApril 21, 1989February 5, 1991
Linda McIntosh
Progressive ConservativeFebruary 5, 1991September 10, 1993
James Ernst
Progressive ConservativeSeptember 10, 1993January 6, 1997
Mike Radcliffe
Progressive ConservativeJanuary 6, 1997February 5, 1999
Shirley Render
Progressive ConservativeFebruary 5, 1999October 5, 1999
Ron Lemieux
New Democratic PartyOctober 5, 1999January 17, 2001
Scott Smith
New Democratic PartyJanuary 17, 2001September 25, 2002