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== Provincial politics == === Minister of Finance === Selinger was easily elected to the [[Manitoba legislature]] in the [[1999 Manitoba general election|provincial election of 1999]],<ref name="LAM bio" /> defeating his closest opponent, [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] Jean-Paul Boily, by 5439 votes to 2994 in the [[Winnipeg]] riding of [[St. Boniface (provincial electoral district)|St. Boniface]].<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web|title=St. Boniface |url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=42 |work=Summary of Electoral Results β 1999 General Election |publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]] |access-date=October 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706180356/http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/apps/results/37gen/pbp.asp?ED=42 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Selinger was appointed [[Minister of Finance (Manitoba)|Minister of Finance]], after the 1999 election,<ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development" /> in Gary Doer's first cabinet, and was also given responsibility for French Language Services, [[Minister charged with the administration of The Crown Corporations Public Review and Accountability Act (Manitoba)|the administration of the Crown Corporations Review and Accountability Act]] and the administration of the [[Manitoba Hydro Act]].<ref name="LAM bio" /> In his ten years as Minister of Finance, Selinger balanced every budget.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manitoba's Doer resigns as premier |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/687330 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |publisher=[[Star Media Group]] |date=August 27, 2009 |access-date=October 3, 2009 }}</ref> On January 17, 2001, he was also given [[Minister responsible for the Civil Service (Manitoba)|responsibility for the Civil Service]].<ref name="LAM bio" /> Following a cabinet shuffle on September 25, 2002, he was charged with [[Minister charged with the administration of The Liquor Control Act (Manitoba)|the administration of the Liquor Control Act]], while being relieved of his duties for the Manitoba Hydro Act.<ref name="LAM bio" /> In 2003, Selinger supported [[Bill Blaikie]]'s campaign to lead the federal [[New Democratic Party]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Selinger was re-elected in the [[2003 Manitoba general election|provincial election of 2003]]<ref name="LAM bio" /><ref name="Personal site bio" /> with almost 75% of the vote in his riding.<ref name="2003 prov results">{{cite web|title=St. Boniface β Official Results β 2003 Provincial Election |url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_st-boniface_summary_results.html |publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]] |access-date=October 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706180408/http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/38_division_results/38_st-boniface_summary_results.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> On November 4, 2003, he was relieved of responsibilities for the Liquor Control Act.<ref name="LAM bio" /> In January 2005, Selinger announced that his government would change its system of accounting for expenditures and revenues. This followed a request from [[Auditor General of Manitoba|Auditor General]] [[Jon Singleton (accountant)|Jon Singleton]], who criticized the government for listing crown corporation losses and other matters as off-budget spending. Selinger is considered a strong performer in the Doer Cabinet. He was re-elected in the [[2007 Manitoba general election|2007 provincial election]].<ref name="LAM bio" /><ref name="Personal site bio" /><ref name="2007 prov results">{{cite web|title=St. Boniface β Official Results β 2007 Provincial Election |url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stboniface_summary_results.html |publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]] |access-date=October 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706180413/http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_stboniface_summary_results.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> On June 28, 2007, Selinger regained responsibility for the administration of the Liquor Control Act and was charged with [[Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act|the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act]].<ref name="LAM bio" /> === Premier === On September 8, 2009, Selinger resigned from his cabinet position and announced his candidacy for the leadership of the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba]].<ref name="Selinger joins the premier race">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Turenne |title=Selinger joins the premier race |url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/manitoba/2009/09/08/10790641.html |newspaper=[[Winnipeg Sun]] |date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=September 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209074844/http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/manitoba/2009/09/08/10790641.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-09}}</ref><ref name="Greg Selinger Enters Race">{{cite news |title=Greg Selinger Enters Race |author=Keele, Jeff |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/78097/greg-selinger-enters-race/ |publisher=[[Global Television Network|Global TV]] |date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=April 18, 2021 }}</ref> He was running against fellow cabinet ministers [[Steve Ashton]] and [[Andrew Swan]]<ref name="Out of the starting gate" /> until Swan dropped out of the race on September 28.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swan bows out of NDP race |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/swan-bows-out-of-ndp-race-1.775974 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=September 28, 2009 |access-date=March 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 28, 2009 |title=Swan bows out of NDP race |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/swan-bows-out-of-ndp-race-1.775974 |url-status=live |work=[[CBC News]] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516202938/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/swan-bows-out-of-ndp-race-1.775974 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref> The [[2009 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election|leadership convention]] took place on October 17, 2009.<ref name="Greg Selinger Enters Race" /> [[Rosann Wowchuk]] replaced Selinger as interim [[Minister of Finance (Manitoba)|Minister of Finance]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=PREMIER APPOINTS INTERIM MINISTERS |publisher=[[Government of Manitoba]] |date=September 14, 2009 |url=http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?archive=&item=6705 |access-date=September 26, 2009 }}</ref> He defeated his leadership rival, [[Steve Ashton]], taking 1,317 votes among delegates, to Ashton's 685.<ref name="Selinger picked as Manitoba's next NDP premier">{{cite news |title=Selinger picked as Manitoba's next NDP premier |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/selinger-picked-as-manitoba-s-next-ndp-premier-1.856286 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=October 17, 2009 |access-date=March 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Selinger wins NDP leadership race">{{cite news|title=Selinger wins NDP leadership race |author=Welch, Mary Agnes |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/NDP-convention-Ashton-challenges-party--64669072.html |newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |date=October 17, 2009 |access-date=October 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003502/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/breakingnews/NDP-convention-Ashton-challenges-party--64669072.html |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> Selinger was sworn in as [[Premier of Manitoba]] by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]] on October 19, 2009, the same day that Gary Doer was sworn in as [[Canadian Ambassador to the United States]].<ref name="Selinger picked as Manitoba's next NDP premier" /> Despite predictions of defeat, Selinger led the NDP to its fourth straight majority government in the [[2011 Manitoba general election|October 2011 general election]], surpassing Doer's record and winning 37 seats. In April 2013, the Selinger government reneged on an earlier promise to not increase sales taxes by implementing a 1% increase in the [[provincial sales tax]] rate from 7% to 8%, which resulted in a precipitous decline in popular support for the government and, ultimately, a [[caucus revolt]] against Selinger's leadership culminating in the resignation of five cabinet ministers.<ref name=pst>{{cite news|title=Manitoba NDP leadership: Greg Selinger re-elected, remains premier|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-ndp-leadership-greg-selinger-re-elected-remains-premier-1.2986109|access-date=March 8, 2015|work=CBC News|date=March 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite news|title=A timeline of the Manitoba NDP leadership crisis|url=http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1306617/a-look-at-the-manitoba-ndp-leadership-crisis/|access-date=March 8, 2015|work=Metro|date=March 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120304/http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1306617/a-look-at-the-manitoba-ndp-leadership-crisis/|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due, in part, to the unpopularity of the tax increase, the NDP fell far behind the Progressive Conservatives in public opinion polls and never recovered. In the fall of 2014 several cabinet ministers privately asked Selinger to resign in hopes that the party would recover under a new leader, but he declined. In September 2014, during a caucus retreat, several MLAs openly told Selinger he needed to resign but he refused.<ref name=timeline/> A month later, at the end of October Minister of Finance [[Jennifer Howard (Canadian politician)|Jennifer Howard]] (Fort Rouge), Minister of Municipal Government [[Stan Struthers]] (Dauphin), Minister for Jobs and the Economy [[Theresa Oswald]] (Seine River), [[Andrew Swan]] (Minto), Minister of Health [[Erin Selby]] (Southdale),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-revolt-5-ministers-resign-from-premier-greg-selinger-s-cabinet-1.2821632|title=Manitoba revolt: 5 ministers resign from Premier Greg Selinger's cabinet|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> and several senior party officials went public with their call for Selinger's resignation.<ref name=timeline/> Selinger asked ministers, labeled the "gang of five" in the media, to either disavow their public statements or quit. The five resigned on Monday, November 3. The same day Selinger said in a statement he was saddened by their decisions but had made it clear they could either "focus on the priorities of Manitoba families as part of our team, or resign." Selinger accepted the resignations of the five senior cabinet ministers and installed their replacements hours later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/five-manitoba-ministers-resigning-in-feud-with-premier/article21422859/|title=Manitoba Premier Selinger appoints five new ministers after revolt|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref> On November 9, Selinger asked the party executive to hold a leadership election during the party's annual convention scheduled for March 6β8, 2015, stating his intention to be a candidate.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/manitoba-premier-greg-selinger-will-face-party-leadership-vote-in-march-282069911.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043518/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/manitoba-premier-greg-selinger-will-face-party-leadership-vote-in-march-282069911.html| archive-date = 2014-11-29| title = Manitoba premier Greg Selinger will face party leadership vote in March - Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref> The party executive subsequently agreed. Theresa Oswald, one of the five rebel ex-ministers, challenged Selinger for the leadership as did Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation [[Steve Ashton]] who had not protested against Selinger but who resigned from cabinet to enter leadership contest.<ref name=ashtonglobal>{{cite news|title=BREAKING: Steve Ashton enters Manitoba NDP leadership rac|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1739581/breaking-steve-ashton-enters-manitoba-ndp-leadership-race/|access-date=December 22, 2014|work=Global News|date=December 22, 2014}}</ref> At the [[2015 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election|March 8, 2015 leadership election]], Ashton was eliminated on the first ballot and Selinger prevailed on the second ballot with 50.93% of ballots cast, defeating Oswald by 33 votes.<ref name=wins>{{cite news|title=Greg Selinger remains leader of Manitoba NDP, province's premier|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/greg-selinger-remains-leader-of-manitoba-ndp-province-s-premier-1.2985490|access-date=March 8, 2015|work=CBC News|date=March 8, 2015}}</ref> Selinger's popularity never recovered after his party raised the PST in 2013. By the time the writs were dropped for the [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016 provincial election]], the NDP had been well behind the Tories in opinion polling for almost four years. The NDP was heavily defeated, falling to only 14 seats, its smallest seat count in three decades.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-election-results-1.3543735|title=Brian Pallister's PCs win majority government in Manitoba|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=2016-04-19|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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