A list of Manitoba's new cabinet ministers
Manitoba's new premier and his cabinet have been sworn in. The premier's executive council will have 15 ministers:
-Wab Kinew: premier, minister of intergovernmental affairs and international relations, minister responsible for Indigenous reconciliation
-Uzoma Asagwara: deputy premier, minister of health, seniors and long-term care
-Ron Kostyshyn: minister of agriculture
-Matt Wiebe: minister of justice and attorney general, keeper of the great seal of the province of Manitoba, minister responsible for the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
-Nahanni Fontaine: minister of families, minister responsible for accessibility, minister responsible for gender equity
-Bernadette Smith: minister of housing, addictions and homelessness, and minister responsible for mental health
-Nello Altomare: minister of education and early childhood learning
-Ian Bushie: minister of municipal and northern relations, and minister of Indigenous economic development
-Malaya Marcelino: minister of labour and immigration, and minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Board
-Jamie Moses: minister of economic development, investment, trade and natural resources
-Lisa Naylor: minister of transportation and infrastructure, minister of consumer protection and government services
-Adrien Sala: minister of finance, minister responsible for the Public Utilities Board, minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro, minister responsible for the Manitoba public service
-Renee Cable: minister of advanced education and training
-Tracy Schmidt: minister of environment and climate change, minister responsible for Efficiency Manitoba
-Glen Simard: minister of sport, culture, heritage and tourism, minister responsible for francophone affairs, minister responsible for the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2023.
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