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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office              = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] for [[St. Vital (electoral district)|St. Vital]]
| term_start          = September 11, 1990
| term_end            = September 21, 1999
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1943|04|01}}
| birth_name          = Shirley Hurst
| alma_mater          = [[University of Manitoba]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])
| birth_place         = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| occupation          = Social worker, teacher, politician
| spouse              = Douglas E. Render
| image               = File:Shirley Render.1.jpg
| predecessor         = [[Bob Rose (Manitoba Liberal)|Bob Rose]]
| successor           = [[Nancy Allan]]
}}

'''Shirley Render''' (born April 1, 1943<ref name=members/>) is a [[politician]] in [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]].  She was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from 1990 to 1999, and was briefly a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet minister]] in the government of [[Gary Filmon]].<ref name=members>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#r |title=MLA Biographies - Living |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born '''Shirley Hurst''' in [[Winnipeg]],<ref name=parlgd/> the daughter of Harold and Marg Hurst,<ref name=parlgd/> she was educated at the [[University of Manitoba]], receiving a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1964 and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in 1984.  She has worked as a social worker and [[High school (North America)|High School]] teacher,<ref name=parlgd>{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |year=1994 |last=O'Handley |first=Kathryn |publisher=Info Globe |isbn=0-921925-549}}</ref> and has lectured in [[Psychology]] at the [[University of Manitoba]].  She has also worked as a magazine editor.

She married Douglas E. Render.<ref name=parlgd/>

==Aviation==
Render is a member of the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] Association, and has authored two published books on aviation history: ''Double Cross: The Inside Story of James A. Richardson and Canadian Airways'' (1999)<ref name=inac/> and ''No Place for a Lady: the Story of Canadian Women Pilots, 1928-1992'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/28/noplaceforalady.shtml |title=Review:Shirley Render, No Place for a Lady: The Story of Canadian Women Pilots, 1928-1992 |work=Manitoba History |date=Autumn 1994 |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society}}</ref>  She is a member of the ''International Association of Women's Pilots'' and the ''Women and History Association'', and has served as President of the [[Western Canada Aviation Museum]] (though her time as president coincided with a period of financial controversy at the museum).

==Politics==
Render was first elected to the Manitoba legislature as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] in the [[1990 Manitoba general election|1990 provincial election]] in the south-central Winnipeg riding of [[St. Vital (electoral district)|St. Vital]], defeating incumbent [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Bob Rose (Manitoba Liberal)|Bob Rose]] by 118 votes. She was re-elected by a greater margin in the [[1995 Manitoba general election|1995 provincial election]], with the [[Social democracy|social-democratic]] [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) displacing the Liberals for second place.<ref name=votes>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-vital-1.1096607 |title=St. Vital |work=Manitoba |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

Render entered cabinet on February 5, 1999, the date of [[Premier of Manitoba|Premier]] [[Gary Filmon]]'s final cabinet shuffle. She was appointed [[Manitoba Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs|Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs]], with responsibility for the [[Gaming Control Act (Manitoba ministry)|Gaming Control Act]]. In the [[1999 Manitoba general election|provincial election]] held later in the year, she lost her seat to NDP candidate [[Nancy Allan]] by over 1,500 votes.<ref name=votes/>

Render tried to return to the legislature in [[Riel (electoral district)|Riel]], which borders her former district, in the [[2003 Manitoba general election|2003 provincial election]], but lost to NDP candidate [[Christine Melnick]] by over 1,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2003/riding/032/ |title=Riel |work=Manitoba Votes 2003 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==
{{Canadian election result/top|MB|2003|Riel (electoral district)|Riel|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|[[Christine Melnick]]|4,455|54.03|+7.35|$21,486.24}}
{{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|row}}
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
|Shirley Render
| style="text-align:right;" |3,119
| style="text-align:right;" |37.83
| style="text-align:right;" |-6.20
| style="text-align:right;" |$20,036.18
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Kristopher Ade|671|8.14|+0.22|$8,594.68}}
{{end}}{{1999 Manitoba general election/St. Vital}}{{CANelec/top|MB|1995|St. Vital (electoral district)|St. Vital|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Shirley Render|4,021|41.47%|5.17%}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Sig Laser|3,357|34.62%|9.05%}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Timothy Joseph "Tim" Ryan|2,319|23.91%|-11.11%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,697|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|41|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|13,037|74.38%|1.53%}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2089|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}{{CANelec/top|MB|1990|St. Vital (electoral district)|St. Vital|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Shirley Render|3,361|36.30%|1.86%}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|[[Bob Rose (Manitoba Liberal)|Bob Rose]]|3,243|35.02%|-7.19%}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Kathleen McCallum|2,368|25.57%|3.83%}}
{{CANelec|MB|Western Independence|Doug Browning|288|3.11%|1.94%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,260|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Rejected|19|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters / Turnout|12,711|72.85%|-6.09%}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{Cite report|date=1999|author=Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer|location=Winnipeg|publisher=Elections Manitoba|title=Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 2086|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/1999_statvotes_foreward.pdf}}}}
{{end}}

==Current work==
Render is currently a member of the Community Partnership Executive at [[CBC Manitoba]], and lectures at the [[Asper School of Business]] and [[Red River College]]. In 2001, she received a Governor General of Canada [[125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal|125 award]]. She is currently the executive director of the [[Western Canada Aviation Museum]].<ref name=inac>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadian99s.org/articles/srender_press.htm |title=Shirley Render - INAC 2001 Roll of Honour Winner |publisher=Canadian 99s}}</ref>

In 2017, the city of Winnipeg opened Shirley Render Park, near [[St. Vital Park]]. The site was formerly a [[St. Vital, Winnipeg|St. Vital]] landfill.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pfeifer|first=Sharon|date=2017-10-17|title=Former dump opened as new City of Winnipeg park|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3808495/former-dump-opened-as-new-city-of-winnipeg-park/|work=[[Global News]]|location=[[Winnipeg]]|access-date=2020-06-21}}</ref>

==Published works==
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* Render, Shirley. ''Double Cross: The Inside Story of James A. Richardson and the Canadian Airways''. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1999. {{ISBN|1-55054-722-4}}.
* Render, Shirley. ''No Place for a Lady: The Story of Canadian Women Pilots''. Winnipeg: Peguis Publishers, 1992, 2000 (2nd ed.). {{ISBN|0-9694264-2-9}}.

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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian people of German descent]]
[[Category:Politicians from Winnipeg]]
[[Category:Women MLAs in Manitoba]]
[[Category:Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba]]
[[Category:Red River College alumni]]
[[Category:Women government ministers of Canada]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]