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Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Scott Johnston
First elected Assiniboia MLA in 2016. The former chairman of the St. James-Assiniboia School Board was a trustee for 25 years and worked at a private brokerage firm. He has served as legislative assistant for the minister of finance and special envoy for military affairs. He’s married and has three children and lives in his Winnipeg constituency.
His first act as minister is to familiarize himself with the seniors strategy and implementation of recommendations of the Stevenson report on deaths of residents at Maples Personal Care Home during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He is both suited to the role and “comfortable taking on the challenge,” Johnston said Tuesday.
“First and foremost, I am a senior,” he said. “In my particular time in my life, I’m going to be experiencing the things that many seniors are experiencing right now.
“Since I’ve been elected to the legislature, I’ve had to deal with a number of situations arising from seniors care.”
Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk
First elected Turtle Mountain MLA in 2014. He has served as deputy speaker of the legislature. Piwniuk worked as a pension fund accountant before moving to Virden to become a partner at an insurance firm. He’s married and has two children, and lives near Virden.
“It’s exciting times, because the way that we can grow the economy is an investment in infrastructure and transportation,” Piwniuk said of his cabinet post. “I think it’s vital that we get people back to work.
“It’s a growing province. We want to make sure we’re ready.”
Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Andrew Smith
First elected Lagimodiere MLA in 2016. Worked in marketing in the environmental sector before serving as a political staffer to a Manitoba MP. Since 2017, Smith was legislative assistant to the minister of sport. He lives in Sage Creek, with his spouse and son.
Smith said he’s honoured to serve as minister in a portfolio so important to Manitobans, tourism, and the economy.
“As a person whose been involved in amateur sport (particularly competitive weightlifting), I know very much what it’s like to be an amateur athlete and the challenges of competing in a sport and raising enough money for your team to be somewhat competitive in Canada,” Smith said.
