Greg Selinger

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Gregory Francis Selinger Template:Post-nominals (born February 16, 1951)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a former Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016,<ref name="LAM bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Personal site bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="2006 prov bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of his immediate predecessor, Gary Doer.<ref name="LAM bio" /><ref name="Personal site bio" /><ref name="2006 prov bio" /><ref name="About.com bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Selinger was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface from 1999 until his resignation in early 2018.<ref name="LAM bio" /> His party was defeated by Brian Pallister and the Progressive Conservatives in the 2016 Manitoba general election.

Early life and educationEdit

Selinger was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the son of Margaret Eva (Crawford) and Nicodemus Selinger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He came to Manitoba from Saskatchewan as a child with his single mother, who ran a small clothing store in Winnipeg.<ref name="One will be premier">Template:Cite news</ref>

Selinger received a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Manitoba, a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.<ref name="Personal site bio" /><ref name="2006 prov bio" /><ref name="About.com bio" /><ref name="One will be premier" /><ref name="Out of the starting gate">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Before entering politics, he worked as an associate professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba,<ref name="Out of the starting gate"/> and sat on the boards of the St. Boniface Hospital, the St. Boniface Museum, the Community Income Tax Service Boards, and as president of the Old St. Boniface Residents Association.<ref name="Personal site bio" /><ref name="2006 prov bio" /><ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development" />

Municipal politicsEdit

After joining an alliance of progressive municipal politicians called Winnipeg into the '90s in the late 1980s, Selinger was elected to the Winnipeg City Council in 1989<ref name="Historical municipal results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as a candidate of the alliance in St. Boniface,<ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development" /> defeating incumbent Guy Savoie.<ref name="One will be premier" /> During his time as a city councillor, Selinger was a member of the Executive Policy Committee and was the chair of the Committee on Finance and Administration.<ref name="About.com bio" /><ref name="One will be premier" /><ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development" />

In 1992, Selinger ran for Mayor of Winnipeg and came in second place, losing to Susan Thompson.<ref name="One will be premier" /><ref name="Historical municipal results" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some have attributed his loss to his refusal to accept corporate and union donations, which he based on principle.<ref name="One will be premier" /> The 1992 civic election had 17 nominated candidates running for Mayor which resulted in votes getting split amongst several candidates similarly aligned on the political spectrum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Post municipal careerEdit

Following his failed mayoral bid, Selinger stepped back from politics and returned to teaching at the University of Manitoba.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Provincial politicsEdit

Minister of FinanceEdit

Selinger was easily elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1999,<ref name="LAM bio" /> defeating his closest opponent, Liberal Jean-Paul Boily, by 5439 votes to 2994 in the Winnipeg riding of St. Boniface.<ref name="1999 results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Selinger was appointed 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, 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>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 17, 2001, he was also given responsibility for the Civil Service.<ref name="LAM bio" />

Following a cabinet shuffle on September 25, 2002, he was charged with 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.Template:Citation needed

Selinger was re-elected in the 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">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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 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 provincial election.<ref name="LAM bio" /><ref name="Personal site bio" /><ref name="2007 prov results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On June 28, 2007, Selinger regained responsibility for the administration of the Liquor Control Act and was charged with the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act.<ref name="LAM bio" />

PremierEdit

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">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Greg Selinger Enters Race">Template:Cite news</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>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The leadership convention took place on October 17, 2009.<ref name="Greg Selinger Enters Race" /> Rosann Wowchuk replaced Selinger as interim Minister of Finance.<ref>Template:Cite press release</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">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Selinger wins NDP leadership race">Template:Cite news</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 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>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=timeline>Template:Cite news</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 (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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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>Template:Cite news</ref> On November 9, Selinger asked the party executive to hold a leadership election during the party's annual convention scheduled for March 6–8, 2015, stating his intention to be a candidate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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>Template:Cite news</ref>

At the 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>Template:Cite news</ref>

Selinger's popularity never recovered after his party raised the PST in 2013. By the time the writs were dropped for the 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>Template:Cite news</ref>

After politicsEdit

Selinger resigned as party leader following his government's defeat and returned to the backbench. Selinger announced on February 20, 2018, that he was resigning his seat in the legislature effective March 7, 2018. He continues to reside in Winnipeg.

Electoral recordEdit

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2009 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Greg Selinger	1,317	65.75%
Steve Ashton	685	34.20%
Spoiled ballots	1	0.05%
Total	2,003	100.00%

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1992 Winnipeg mayoral election
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Susan Thompson	89,743	39.01%
Greg Selinger	75,123	32.66%
Dave Brown	31,859	13.85%
Ernie Gilroy	26,001	11.30%
Natalie Pollock	1,311	0.57%
Dan Zyluk	833	0.36%
Darryl Soshycki	727	0.32%
Walter Diawol	553	0.24%
Menardo A. Caneda	534	0.23%
Martin Barnes	526	0.23%
James W. Miller (Pin The Elder)	500	0.22%
Bryan R. Benson	491	0.21%
Bob McGugan	433	0.19%
Charles-Alwyn Scotlend	421	0.18%
Ed Hay	374	0.16%
Aurel Joseph Prefontaine	348	0.15%
Rudolph Parker	267	0.12%
Total	230,044	100.00%

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