List of premiers of Manitoba

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English The Canadian province of Manitoba was created in 1870.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Manitoba has a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier is Manitoba's head of government, and the King of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Manitoba, and then presides over that body.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every four years from the date of the last election, but the premier may ask for early dissolution of the Legislative Assembly. An election may also happen if the governing party loses the confidence of the legislature by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Before 1888, Manitoba had no formal party system; premiers were officially non-partisan and were chosen by elected members of the Legislative Assembly from among themselves.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Manitoba has had 24 individuals serve as premier since the province was formed, of which six were non-partisan, nine were Progressive Conservatives, four were Liberals, five were New Democrats and one was Progressive. However, during the early years of the province, the leading minister in the legislature was designated provincial secretary and the government was de facto led by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba; it was not until 1874 that responsible government was introduced and the title of "premier" used.<ref>Davd Burley, "The Emergence of the Premiership, 1870-1874," Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th centuries, Barry Ferguson and Robert Wardhaugh, eds., Great Plains, 2010</ref> The early provincial secretaries, as the most prominent elected officials in the province, are retroactively counted as premiers in modern sources.

This article only covers the time since the province was created in 1870. Before that, the territory was part of the District of Assiniboia in Rupert's Land, and was loosely controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Wab Kinew is the incumbent premier, since October 2023.

On 7 December 2023, Louis Riel was granted the honorary title of "First Premier of Manitoba" after the Louis Riel Act received royal assent.<ref>Template:Cite canlaw</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As it is an honorary title, however, Alfred Boyd remains the official first premier of the province.

Premiers of Manitoba

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List of premiers by time in office

Rank	Premier	Incumbency	Terms of office		Mandates	Party	Ref.
1	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	August 8, 1922	January 14, 1943	5Template:Efn	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name=deceased>Template:Cite web</ref>
2	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	October 29, 1900	May 12, 1915	4	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
3	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	January 19, 1888	January 6, 1900	3	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
4	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	May 9, 1988	October 5, 1999	3	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name=living>Template:Cite web</ref>
5	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	October 5, 1999	October 19, 2009	3	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="living" />
6	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	November 13, 1948	June 30, 1958	2	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
7	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	June 30, 1958	November 27, 1967	4	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
8	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	October 16, 1878	December 24, 1887	4	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
9	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	July 15, 1969	November 24, 1977	2	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="living" />
10	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	May 12, 1915	August 8, 1922	2	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
11	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	October 19, 2009	May 3, 2016	1	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="living" />
12	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	November 30, 1981	May 9, 1988	2	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="living" />
13	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	January 14, 1943	November 13, 1948	1	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
14	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	May 5, 2016	September 1, 2021	2	Template:Canadian party colour
15	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	November 24, 1977	November 17, 1981	1	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
16	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	December 3, 1874	October 16, 1878	1	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
17	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	March 14, 1872	July 8, 1874	0	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
18	Template:Sortname (incumbent)	Template:Ayd	October 18, 2023	Incumbent	1	Template:Canadian party colour
19	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	November 2, 2021	October 18, 2023	0	Template:Canadian party colour
20	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	November 27, 1967	July 15, 1969	0	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
21	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	September 16, 1870	December 14, 1871	1	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
22	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	January 10, 1900	October 29, 1900	1	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
23	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	December 14, 1871	March 14, 1872	0	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />
24	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	September 1, 2021	November 2, 2021	0	Template:Canadian party colour
25	Template:Sortname	Template:Ayd	December 26, 1887	January 19, 1888	0	Template:Canadian party colour	<ref name="deceased" />