Myrna Driedger
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The Honourable Myrna Driedger MLA |
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| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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Assumed office May 18, 2016 |
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| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | Daryl Reid |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Charleswood | |
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Assumed office April 28, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Ernst |
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| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) Benito, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba |
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Alma mater | Red River College |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Myrna Driedger (born 1952) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
She was born in Benito, Manitoba and was educated at Benito Collegiate, at the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing and at Red River Community College. Before entering provincial politics, Driedger worked as a nurse for 23 years. She served as C.E.O. of Child Find Manitoba, and was Co-Chair of the province's Abuse Prevention Services Adult Advisory Committee. She has also participated in other groups which provide services to poor and vulnerable children. At one stage, she was Manitoba President of the Canadian Association of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nurses. She is married to Helmut Driedger.
Driedger was elected to the provincial legislature in a 1998 by-election, in the upscale west Winnipeg riding of Charleswood. A Progressive Conservative, Driedger defeated Liberal candidate Alan McKenzie by 2767 votes to 1524. She was subsequently named legislative assistant to the Minister of Family Services and the Minister of Health.
The Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon was defeated in the 1999 provincial election, although Driedger was re-elected in Charleswood by an increased margin. She was again re-elected in the 2003 election, defeating her leading opponent by over one thousand votes. Although the governing New Democratic Party made significant inroads in south-end Winnipeg in 2003, they were unable to do better than a third-place finish in Driedger's riding, due in part to the popularity of Manitoba Liberal Party candidate Rick Ross.
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