WINNIPEG - Manitoba's New Democrats could lose another longtime member before the April 19 provincial election.

Tourism Minister Ron Lemieux has been nominated to run for re-election in the Dawson Trail constituency, but says he has yet to make a final commitment.

He says he will talk to his family soon and knows the clock is ticking.

Other high-profile members have decided to quit in recent weeks.

They include Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh and former finance minister Jennifer Howard.

Lemieux, who is 65, was first elected to the legislature in 1999 and has held a variety of cabinet positions, including transportation and education.