The 39th Manitoba Legislature was elected in a
general election held May 22, 2007.
The majority
NDP
NDP may stand for:
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* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
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government under the leadership of Premier
Gary Doer
Gary Albert Doer (born 31 March 1948) is a former Canadian politician and diplomat from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's ambassador to the United States from 19 October 2009, to 3 March 2016. Doer previously served as the 20th p ...
had been sustained for a third term in office.
On August 27, 2009, Doer announced that he would be stepping down as Premier.
Greg Selinger
Gregory Francis Selinger (born February 16, 1951) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of ...
was elected in a leadership convention held on October 17, 2009 and was sworn in as premier two days later.
Hugh McFadyen
Hugh Daniel McFadyen (born 31 May 1967) is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. From 2006 to 2012, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and Leader of the Opposition in the Manitoba legislature. Followin ...
of the
Progressive Conservative Party served as
Leader of the Opposition.
George Hickes George Hickes may refer to:
* George Hickes (divine) (1642–1715), English divine and scholar
* George Hickes (Manitoba politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
* George Hickes (Nunavut politician)
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served as
speaker
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for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 39th Legislature:
The legislature was dissolved on September 6, 2011.
was
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 2009, when
Philip S. Lee became lieutenant governor.
Members of the 39th Legislative Assembly
Source:
Standings changes since the 2007 general election
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References
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Terms of the Manitoba Legislature
2007 establishments in Manitoba
2011 disestablishments in Manitoba