- Stan Struthers
Stan Struthers is a
Manitoba politician, and a current member of theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba for the New Democratic Party. Born inSwan River, Manitoba , Struthers graduated from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in1977 , and later received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees fromBrandon University , and his Masters of Education from theUniversity of Manitoba .Struthers was first elected to the
Manitoba Legislature in the 1995 provincial election as the member for Dauphin. He was re-elected as the MLA for the redistributed Dauphin-Roblin riding in1999 and again in2003 . In his first term, he served as the NDP's Natural Resources Critic and Deputy Agriculture Critic. After the NDP formed government, Struthers served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health, the HonourableDave Chomiak . Struthers was appointedMinister of Conservation in November2003 .In
1995 , Struthers supportedLorne Nystrom 's campaign for the leadership of the federalNew Democratic Party . In2003 , he supportedBill Blaikie .He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.
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