MINISTER OF EDUCATION, CITIZENSHIP AND YOUTH (MANITOBA)

The 'Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth' is a cabinet minister in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The department's primary responsibility is oversight of Manitoba's public school system.
The Department of Education is one of Manitoba's oldest government departments, although its specific designation has changed several times. It was known as the Minister of Youth and Education from 1968 to 1971, before returning to its original name. On April 21, 1989, it was retitled as the Minister of Education and Training. It was further restructured as the Minister of Education, Training and Youth in 2001, the Minister of Education and Youth in 2002, and the Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth in 2003.
Responsibility for Training was moved to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Training in 2001, and to the Ministry of Competitiveness, Training and Trade in 2006.
The current Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth is Peter Bjornson.

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List of Ministers of Education

List of Ministers of Education

	'Name '	'Party'	'Took Office'	'Left Office'	Alfred Boyd	No party	March 1873	October 1873					George Coldwell	Conservative	November 14, 1907	May 12, 1915	Robert Thornton	Liberal	May 12, 1915	August 8, 1922	John Bracken	Progressive	August 8, 1922	December 3, 1923	Charles Cannon	Progressive	December 3, 1923	April 21, 1927	Robert Hoey	Progressive	April 28, 1927	1932	Liberal-Progressive	1932	September 21, 1936	Ivan Schultz	Liberal-Progressive	September 21, 1936	February 5, 1944	John C. Dryden	Liberal-Progressive	February 5, 1944	December 14, 1948	Charles Rhodes Smith	Liberal-Progressive	December 14, 1948	August 16, 1950	Wallace C. Miller	Liberal-Progressive	August 16, 1950	June 30, 1958	Stewart McLean	Progressive Conservative	June 30, 1958	December 9, 1963	George Johnson	Progressive Conservative	December 9, 1963	September 24, 1968	Donald Craik	Progressive Conservative	September 24, 1968	July 15, 1969	Saul Miller	New Democratic Party	July 15, 1969	September 9, 1971	Ben Hanuschak	New Democratic Party	September 9, 1971	September 22, 1976	Ian Turnbull	New Democratic Party	September 22, 1976	October 24, 1977	Keith Cosens	Progressive Conservative	October 24, 1977	November 30, 1981	Maureen Hemphill	New Democratic Party	November 30, 1981	April 17, 1986	Jerry Storie	New Democratic Party	April 17, 1986	September 21, 1987	Roland Penner	New Democratic Party	September 21, 1987	May 9, 1988	Len Derkach	Progressive Conservative	May 9, 1988	January 14, 1992	Rosemary Vodrey	Progressive Conservative	January 14, 1992	September 10, 1993	Clayton Manness	Progressive Conservative	September 10, 1993	May 9, 1995	Linda McIntosh	Progressive Conservative	May 9, 1995	February 5, 1999	James McCrae	Progressive Conservative	February 5, 1999	October 5, 1999	Drew Caldwell	New Democratic Party	October 5, 1999	September 25, 2002	Ron Lemieux	New Democratic Party	September 25, 2002	November 4, 2003	Peter Bjornson	New Democratic Party	November 4, 2003	''incumbent''