Blaine Pedersen is a politician in
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
, Canada. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial gener ...
in the
2007 provincial election for the electoral division of
Carman
In Celtic mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub ("black"), Dother ("evil") and Dian ("violence"). She used her magica ...
.
Pederson is a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party.
Pedersen was re-elected in the new
Midland riding in the
2011
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, and
2016 elections. On May 3, 2016, Pedersen was appointed to the
Executive Council of Manitoba
The Executive Council of Manitoba (french: Conseil exécutif du Manitoba), more commonly known as the Cabinet of Manitoba, is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Manitoba. As of 2022, the current cabinet are members of the Progressive Conserv ...
as
Minister of Infrastructure.
On August 17, 2017, he was named Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade.
Re-elected in the 2019 election, he announced on July 15, 2021, that he was resigning from cabinet and did not intend to seek re-election.
Electoral results
References
Living people
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs
Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba
Canadian people of Danish descent
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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