Erin Selby is a politician and former TV personality in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada.
Selby earned a bachelor's degree in communications studies from
Concordia University
Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...
.
She previously co-hosted ''
Breakfast Television'' on
Citytv Winnipeg alongside
Jon Ljungberg from August 4, 2005, to March 23, 2007. Before signing on with Citytv, she was a weather anchor for
Global News Montreal and the consumer watch reporter for
CTV Winnipeg. She also appeared in several movies as a reporter, including ''The Art of War'' with
Wesley Snipes.
Selby was elected as the MLA for the
NDP in the riding of
Southdale in the
2007 Manitoba provincial election.
It was announced on March 28, 2011, that Selby was appointed Manitoba's new
Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy. She replaced
Diane McGifford who planned not to run again in the fall.
In October 2013, Selby became Manitoba's Health Minister. Just over a year later, she resigned her cabinet position on November 3, 2014, along with
Jennifer Howard,
Theresa Oswald
Theresa Oswald is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2003 to 2016 and a cabinet minister from 2004 until she stepped down in 2014 to unsuccessfully challenge P ...
,
Stan Struthers
Stan Struthers (born 1959) is a Manitoba politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He served in the legislature from his election in 1995 until his retirement in 2016, holding var ...
, and
Andrew Swan as part of an ultimately unsuccessful cabinet revolt due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.
She remained an NDP MLA after her resignation.
Selby was the NDP candidate in the riding of
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital in the
2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
The election was held to elect m ...
coming a distant third.
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Women government ministers of Canada
Canadian television hosts
Concordia University alumni
Health ministers of Manitoba
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba
New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs
Politicians from Winnipeg
Women MLAs in Manitoba
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian women television hosts