Becky Barrett

Becky Barrett
Minister of Labour and Immigration in the Government of Manitoba
In office January 17, 2001 – June 25, 2003
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Steve Ashton
Minister of Labour in the Government of Manitoba
In office October 5, 1999 – January 17, 2001
Preceded by	Mike Radcliffe
Succeeded by	position restructured
Minister responsible for Multiculturalism in the Government of Manitoba
In office October 5, 1999 – June 25, 2003
Preceded by	Rosemary Vodrey
Succeeded by	Steve Ashton
Minister charged with the administration of The Workers Compensation Act in the Government of Manitoba
In office October 5, 1999 – June 25, 2003
Preceded by	Mike Radcliffe
Succeeded by	Steve Ashton
Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act in the Government of Manitoba in the Government of Manitoba
In office October 5, 1999 – January 17, 2001
Preceded by	Linda McIntosh
Succeeded by	Gord Mackintosh
Minister responsible for the Civil Service in the Government of Manitoba in the Government of Manitoba
In office October 5, 1999 – January 17, 2001
Preceded by	Mike Radcliffe
Succeeded by	Gregory Selinger
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Inkster
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Kevin Lamoureux
Succeeded by	Kevin Lamoureux
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Wellington
In office 1990–1999
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Conrad Santos
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1942
Political party	New Democratic Party

Becky Barrett (born May 1, 1942) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party (NDP) government of Gary Doer from 1999 to 2003.

Barrett was born in Florida, USA, and moved to Canada in 1975. She has a Master's degree in social work from the University of Manitoba (1979), and was a social worker before entering political life. Barrett was the Manitoba NDP's director of organization during the 1980s.

Barrett was elected in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Wellington in the 1990 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Ernie Gilroy by over 1,200 votes. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba won a majority government in this election, and Barrett was appointed as the New Democratic Party's family services critic in opposition. In June 1991, she criticized Premier Gary Filmon's sudden announcement that Winnipeg's child and family services would be brought under a single agency. Barrett later criticized the Filmon government for cutting several Manitobans from social assistance programs without making investments in education, job creation programs and skills upgrading. She also brought forward a private member's bill that, if passed, would have required the Manitoba Office of the Children's Advocate to report to the legislature rather than the Minister of Family Services.

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