Municipal Commissioner (Manitoba)
The Office of the Municipal Commissioner was government department in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Established by the government of John Norquay in 1887, the office was restructured by the Douglas Campbell government as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in 1953, after taking on increased responsibilities.
The longest-serving Municipal Commissioner was Duncan Lloyd McLeod, who held the position for almost 13 years.
List of Municipal Commissioners in Manitoba
[edit]Name | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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Alexander Murray | July 7, 1887 | April 30, 1888 | ||
James Allan Smart | Liberal | April 30, 1888 | January 7, 1893 | |
John Donald Cameron | Liberal | January 13, 1893 | January 6, 1900 | |
Hugh John Macdonald | Conservative | January 10, 1900 | October 29, 1900 | |
Colin H. Campbell | Conservative | October 29, 1900 | December 20, 1900 | |
David H. McFadden | Conservative | December 20, 1900 | June 26, 1907 | |
Stanley McInnis | Conservative | June 26, 1907 | November 4, 1907 | |
George Coldwell | Conservative | November 14, 1907 | May 12, 1915 | |
James William Armstrong | Liberal | May 12, 1915 | August 8, 1922 | |
Duncan Lloyd McLeod | Progressive | August 8, 1922 | May 27, 1932 | |
Liberal-Progressive | May 27, 1932 | May 8, 1935 | ||
Ewan McPherson | Liberal-Progressive | May 10, 1935 | September 21, 1936 | |
William James Major | Liberal-Progressive | September 21, 1936 | November 22, 1939 | |
William Morton | Liberal-Progressive | November 22, 1939 | December 14, 1948 | |
Sauveur Marcoux | Liberal-Progressive | December 14, 1948 | November 16, 1951 | |
Edmond Prefontaine | Liberal-Progressive | December 1, 1951 | April 20, 1953 |