Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 21. Chapters: Deputy Premier (Manitoba), Minister charged with the administration of The Crown Corporations Public Review and Accountability Act (Manitoba), Minister charged with the administration of The Liquor Control Act (Manitoba), Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act, Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act, Minister charged with the administration of The Workers Compensation Act (Manitoba), Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs (Manitoba), Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy (Manitoba), Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (Manitoba), Minister of Business Development and Tourism (Manitoba), Minister of Colleges and Universities (Manitoba), Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade (Manitoba), Minister of Conservation (Manitoba), Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Manitoba), Minister of Crown Investments (Manitoba), Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport (Manitoba), Minister of Education (Manitoba), Minister of Energy, Science and Technology (Manitoba), Minister of Environment (Manitoba), Minister of Family Services (Manitoba), Minister of Family Services and Consumer Affairs (Manitoba), Minister of Family Services and Housing (Manitoba), Minister of Federal/Provincial Relations (Manitoba), Minister of Finance (Manitoba), Minister of Government Services (Manitoba), Minister of Health (Manitoba), Minister of Housing and Community Development (Manitoba), Minister of Industry, Economic Development and Mines (Manitoba), Minister of Industry and Commerce (Manitoba), Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation (Manitoba), Minister of Innovation, Energy and Mines (Manitoba), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (Manitoba), Minister of Labour and Immigration (Manitoba), Minister of Local Government (Manitoba), Minister of Urban Affairs (Manitoba), Minister of Water Stewardship, Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs (Manitoba), Minister responsible for Emergency Measures (Manitoba), Minister responsible for Healthy Living (Manitoba), Minister responsible for International Relations Coordination (Manitoba), Minister responsible for Multiculturalism (Manitoba), Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities (Manitoba), Minister responsible for Seniors (Manitoba), Minister responsible for the Civil Service (Manitoba), Minister responsible for the Manitoba Telephone System, Minister responsible for the Status of Women (Manitoba), Premier of Manitoba. Excerpt: The Minister of Government Services is a former cabinet position in the government of Manitoba. The position was created on January 13, 1871, carrying out the responsibilities of the Board of Public Works from the defunct Council of Assiniboia. The minister was originally styled as the Minister of Public Works. The department was responsible for overseeing roads, bridges, ferries and related services. The first Public Works minister of Manitoba was Thomas Howard, who resigned from the position after only ten days to exchange portfolios with Provincial Secretary Alfred Boyd. Until Edward Hay's resignation in 1874, all ministers of Public Works in Manitoba were also ministers of Agriculture (J.H. Ellis, The Ministry of Agriculture in Manitoba, p. 54). Manitoba's population increased significantly in the late nineteenth century, and the department of Public Works became increasingly important in providing services to new arrivals. During the premiership of Rodmond Palen Roblin (1900-1915), the department became especially powerful as a tool of government patronage. Robert Rogers, who held the portfolio for eleven years, was sometimes regarded as the second most important figure in the Roblin government. In later 1914, Public Works minister Walter Humphries Montague was...