Minister of Local Government (Manitoba)

The Minister of Local Government is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The position was created in 1999 as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. The portfolio was designated as Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade from November 2003 to September 2006, when responsibility for trade was shifted to the new portfolio of Competitiveness, Training and Trade. Then, the portfolio went back to being called Intergovernmental Affairs. In November 2009, when Greg Selinger became Premier, the portfolio was renamed Local Government. In October 2013, it was renamed Municipal Government.^[1]

List of ministers

Intergovernmental affairs

	Name [2]	Party	Took office	Left office
	Jean Friesen	New Democratic Party	October 5, 1999	June 25, 2003
	Rosann Wowchuk	New Democratic Party	June 25, 2003	November 4, 2003
	MaryAnn Mihychuk*	New Democratic Party	November 4, 2003	May 18, 2004
	Rosann Wowchuk (acting)*	New Democratic Party	May 18, 2004	October 12, 2004
	Scott Smith*	New Democratic Party	October 12, 2004	September 21, 2006
	Steve Ashton	New Democratic Party	September 21, 2006	September 14, 2009

• The Minister responsible for International Relations Coordination existed from 2003 to 2006. Rather than a full portfolio position, it was concurrently held by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Local government

	Name	Party	Took office	Left office
	Ron Lemieux	New Democratic Party	November 3, 2009	October 18, 2013

Municipal government

	Name	Party	Took office	Left office
	Stan Struthers	New Democratic Party	October 18, 2013	November 3, 2014

Municipal relations

	Name	Party	Took office	Left office
	Jeff Wharton	Progressive Conservative	3 May 2016	23 October 2019
	Rochelle Squires		23 October 2019	5 January 2021
	Derek Johnson		5 January 2021	18 January 2022
	Eileen Clarke		18 January 2022	30 January 2023
	Andrew Smith		30 January 2023	18 October 2023