Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations (Manitoba)

The Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations (French: Ministre des Réconciliation avec les Autochtones et des Relations avec le Nord) is the minister of the Manitoba government responsible for the provincial Department of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations.^[1]

Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations
Incumbent Eileen Clarke since January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)
Website	gov.mb.ca/minister/min_indigenous.html

The minister deals with issues related to Indigenous affairs and reconciliation in the province, and regional economic development in northern Manitoba.^[1]

List of ministers

Name[2][3]	Title	Party	Took office	Left office
Sterling Lyon	Minister of Tourism and Recreation Commission, Northern Affairs	PC	July 22, 1966	September 24, 1968
Obie Baizley	Minister of Municipal Affairs and Commissioner of Northern Affairs		September 24, 1968	July 15, 1969
Ron McBryde	Minister of Northern Affairs	NDP	November 1, 1972	October 24, 1977
Ken MacMaster		PC	October 24, 1977	November 15, 1979
Douglas Gourlay			November 15, 1979	November 30, 1981
Jay Cowan		NDP	November 30, 1981	November 4, 1983
Jerry Storie			November 4, 1983	January 30, 1985
Harry Harapiak			January 30, 1985	February 4, 1987
Elijah Harper (Native Affairs)[i]	Minister responsible for Native Affairs		April 17, 1986	February 4, 1987
	Minister of Northern Affairs		February 4, 1987	September 9, 1987
Jay Cowan (Native Affairs)[ii]	Minister responsible for Native Affairs		September 9, 1987	November 23, 1987
Elijah Harper	Minister of Northern Affairs Minister responsible for Native Affairs		November 23, 1987	May 9, 1988
James Downey		PC	May 9, 1988	September 10, 1993
Darren Praznik			September 10, 1993	January 6, 1997
David Newman			January 6, 1997	October 5, 1999
Eric Robinson	Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs	NDP	October 5, 1999	September 25, 2002
Oscar Lathlin			September 25, 2002	November 1, 2008
Eric Robinson			November 1, 2008	May 3, 2016
Eileen Clarke	Minister of Indigenous and Municipal Relations	PC	May 3, 2016	August 17, 2017
	Minister of Indigenous and Northern Relations		August 17, 2017	July 9, 2021
Alan Lagimodiere	Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations		July 15, 2021	January 30, 2023
Eileen Clarke	Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations		January 30, 2023	incumbent

See also

• Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations