Gary Doer
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Gary Doer OM |
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| Canadian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office October 19, 2009 – March 3, 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Michael Wilson |
| Succeeded by | David MacNaughton |
| 20th Premier of Manitoba | |
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In office October 5, 1999 – October 19, 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Peter Liba John Harvard Philip S. Lee |
| Preceded by | Gary Filmon |
| Succeeded by | Greg Selinger |
| Leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party | |
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In office March 30, 1988 – October 17, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Pawley |
| Succeeded by | Greg Selinger |
| Minister of Urban Affairs in the Government of Manitoba | |
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In office April 17, 1986 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Laurent Desjardins |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Ducharme |
| Minister of Crown Investments in the Government of Manitoba | |
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In office February 4, 1987 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Vic Schroeder |
| Succeeded by | position eliminated |
| Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Manitoba Telephone System | |
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In office February 4, 1987 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Al Mackling |
| Succeeded by | Glen Findlay |
| Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Accountability of Crown Corporations | |
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In office August 19, 1987 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Clayton Manness |
| Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Liquor Control Act | |
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In office September 21, 1987 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Roland Penner |
| Succeeded by | James McCrae |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Concordia | |
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In office March 18, 1986 – October 19, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Fox |
| Succeeded by | Matt Wiebe |
| President of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association | |
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In office 1979–1986 |
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| Preceded by | William Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Olfert |
| Personal details | |
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Gary Albert Doer March 31, 1948 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ginny Devine |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gary Albert Doer, OM (born March 31, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and politician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's Ambassador to the United States from October 19, 2009 to March 3, 2016. Doer previously served as the 20th Premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009, leading a New Democratic Party government.
Gary Doer was born to a middle class family in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His background is German and Welsh. He graduated from St. Paul's High School and went on to study political science and sociology at the University of Manitoba for one year, but left to become a corrections officer at the Vaughan Street Detention Centre. He later rose to become deputy superintendent of the Manitoba Youth Centre. Doer's work environment was not always safe: he once had to deal with a hostage taking situation, and was attacked with a baseball bat on another occasion.
Doer became president of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association in 1979, and served in this capacity until 1986. He also held prominent positions with the Manitoba Federation of Labour and the National Union of Public and General Employees, served as a director of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and became a governor of the University of Manitoba. In 1983, he negotiated an agreement with the provincial government of Howard Pawley in which civil servants agreed to delay a wage increase in return for a guarantee of no layoffs or wage rollbacks. The following year, he openly criticized Dennis McDermott's leadership of the Canadian Labour Congress.
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