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Premier Wab Kinew is the 25th premier of Manitoba. Kinew was first elected as the MLA for Fort Rouge in 2016 and was elected party leader and leader of the official opposition in 2017. He is the son of Dr. Tobasonakwut Kinew and Dr. Kathi Kinew and is from the Onigaming First Nation in northwestern Ontario.
The premier of Manitoba (French: premier ministre du Manitoba) is the first minister (i.e., head of government or chief executive) for the Canadian province of Manitoba—as well as the de facto President of the province's Executive Council.
Kinew is Canada's first provincial premier of First Nations descent, and Manitoba's first Indigenous premier since Métis Premier John Norquay in 1887.
1 day ago · Premier Wab Kinew says he won't disclose how much the Province of Manitoba has agreed to pay to lease 265,000 square feet of space in a new medical tower slated to rise above Winnipeg's Portage...
Manitoba has had 24 individuals serve as premier since the province was formed, of which six were non-partisan, nine were Progressive Conservatives, four were Liberals, four were New Democrats and one was Progressive.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinews joins Dennis Ward to discuss his road to becoming the first Anishinaabe premier of a province.
Oct 30, 2021 · Heather Stefanson will be the first woman to lead the province of Manitoba as premier, party members decided on Saturday, although her opponent is so far refusing to concede.
Oct 18, 2023 · For the first time in Manitoba’s history, the premier will hold the title of minister of Indigenous reconciliation in addition to the title of minister of intergovernmental affairs and international relations.
Oct 18, 2023 · Kinew becomes the first First Nations premier of a Canadian province and his 15-member cabinet includes, for the first time in Manitoba, First Nations women.
Oct 18, 2023 · Manitoba’s new premier was sworn in Wednesday morning, along with the rest of his cabinet. Wab Kinew, who made history Oct. 3 with the Manitoba NDP’s election victory, has become the first...
