- Robert Banman
Robert Banman (born
January 10 ,1945 in Winnipeg,Manitoba ) is apolitician in Manitoba,Canada . He was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, and served as acabinet minister in the government ofSterling Lyon .Banman was raised in the community of
Steinbach, Manitoba . He did not attend university, and worked as an automobile dealer after graduating from high school. He also served on the Steinbach Town Council from 1970 to 1973.He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1973, defeating incumbent Liberal
Leonard Barkman by about 550 votes in the rural riding of La Verendrye. He was easily re-elected in the 1977 election, which was won by the Tories under Lyon.Banman was named Minister of Industry and Commerce and Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Affairs on
October 24 ,1977 , also holding responsibility for the Manitoba Development Corporation Act. Following a cabinet shuffle onOctober 20 ,1978 , he was named Minister of Fitness, Recreation and Sport and Minister of Cooperative Development, with responsibility for the MDCA. OnNovember 15 ,1979 , he was also named responsible for the Communities Economic Development Fund and the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act (which was retitled the Manitoba Lotteries and Gaming Control Act onJanuary 16 ,1981 ). As Industry Minister, he considered privatizing the government-owned company McKenzie Seeds.The Tories were defeated in the provincial election of 1981, although Banman was easly re-elected in his own riding. He did not run again in 1986.
Banman's son, David, was elected to Steinbach City Council in 1998, and became the youngest sitting Steinbach City Councillor since his father. Banman was re-elected in 2002.
In 2003, the younger Banman announced intentions to run for the provincial PC nomination for Steinbach in the 2003 provincial election, but withdrew as
Kelvin Goertzen won the nomination amid controversy with the quick nomination process.
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