- Brian Corrin
Brian Mark Corrin (born
July 4 1945 inWinnipeg ,Manitoba ) was apolitician in Manitoba,Canada . He was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, sitting as a New Democrat.Corrin was educated at the
University of Manitoba (B.A. 1967, LL.B, 1970) and subsequently practiced as a lawyer with the City of Winnipeg Solicitor's Office and then in private practise. From 1974 to 1977, he served as a New Democratic member of theWinnipeg City Council . During that period he also chaired the provincial Child Welfare Treatment Panel.He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1977, defeating Tory candidate Geoff Dixon by over 1,000 votes in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Wellington. The Tories under
Sterling Lyon won a majority government in this election, and Corrin sat with the opposition for the next four years as shadow Justice Minister.When the NDP caucus met in 1979 to choose an interim leader following the resignation of
Edward Schreyer , Corrin refused to cast a ballot and criticized the selection process. These actions may have ruined his chances for advancement within the party.Corrin was easily re-elected in the redistributed riding of Ellice in the provincial election of 1981, as the NDP won a majority government under
Howard Pawley . He did not receive a position incabinet being appointed to be Legislative Assistant to the Ministers of Urban Affairs and Justice instead. In 1982 he was also appointed Legislative Assistant to the Premier.In 1983, while still serving in the legislature, Corrin challenged incumbent
Bill Norrie for election asmayor of Winnipeg. He was resoundingly defeated, due primarily to public opposition to the Pawley government's plans to re-entrench French language services in provincial law. He was also named Queens Counsel that year. He did not seek re-election to the legislature in 1986. In 1985 he was appointed chair of the provincial task force studying the impact of government regulations on business and continued in that role until 1987.Since 1988 he has worked as a provincial judge.
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