Manitoba gets two MPs named to federal cabinet posts

Two Manitoba Liberal MPs have been named to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet.

Kildonan-St.Paul MP MaryAnn Mihychuk was named employment minister at a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday morning at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Winnipeg South Centre MP Jim Carr was named natural resources minister.

Mihychuk is a former NDP MLA in Manitoba who served as minister of industry, trade and mines and minister of intergovernmental affairs during nine years in provincial government.

Jim Carr is a former Liberal MLA and also served as deputy leader of the Manitoba party.

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  Winnipeg South Centre MP Jim Carr (left) is shown with Gov. Gen. David Johnston at Rideau Hall after Carr was sworn in as natural resources minister on Nov. 4, 2015.

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  Governor General David Johnston and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau look on as MaryAnn Mihychuk is sworn in as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour during ceremonies at Rideau Hall Wednesday Nov.4, 2015 in Ottawa. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)