Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation (Manitoba)
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The Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation is a cabinet minister in the government of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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The position was created in 1999 by a merger of the departments of Highways and Transportation and the Government Services
Ministry of Government Services (Manitoba)
The Minister of Government Services is a former cabinet position in the government of Manitoba.The position was created on January 13, 1871, carrying out the responsibilities of the Board of Public Works from the defunct Council of Assiniboia. The minister was originally styled as the Minister of...

. The new department was initially called the Ministry of Highways and Government Services. Its name was changed to the Ministry of Transportation and Government Services on January 17, 2001, and then to the present name on September 21, 2006.

The current minister is Ron Lemieux
Ron Lemieux
Ron Lemieux is a Canadian politician, who has been an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1999. Previously, he was a professional ice hockey player....

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List of Ministers of Transportation and Government Services

  Name Party Took Office Left Office
Steve Ashton
Steve Ashton
Steve Ashton is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....


New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

October 5, 1999 September 25, 2002
Scott Smith
New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

September 25, 2002 November 4, 2003
Ron Lemieux
Ron Lemieux
Ron Lemieux is a Canadian politician, who has been an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1999. Previously, he was a professional ice hockey player....


New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

November 4, 2003 incumbent
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