Steve Ashton
| Steve Ashton | |
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| Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation | |
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In office November 3, 2009 – December 22, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Lemieux |
| Manitoba Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
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In office September 21, 2006 – September 14, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ron Lemieux |
| Manitoba Minister of Water Stewardship | |
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In office November 4, 2003 – September 21, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Christine Melnick |
| Manitoba Minister of Labour and Immigration | |
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In office June 25, 2003 – November 4, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Becky Barrett |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Allan |
| Manitoba Minister of Conservation | |
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In office September 25, 2002 – November 4, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Oscar Lathlin |
| Succeeded by | Stan Struthers |
| Manitoba Minister of Transportation and Government Services | |
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In office January 17, 2001 – September 25, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Scott Smith |
| Manitoba Minister of Highways and Government Services | |
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In office October 5, 1999 – January 17, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Succeeded by | poltfolio abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office November 17, 1981 – April 19, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ken MacMaster |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Bindle |
| Constituency | Thompson |
| President of the University of Manitoba Students' Union | |
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In office 1978–1979 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 29, 1956 Surrey, England |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Hariklia Dimitrakopoulou-Ashton (1979- ) |
| Children |
Niki Ashton Alexander Ashton |
| Alma mater |
University of Manitoba Lakehead University |
Steven John "Steve" Ashton (born February 29, 1956 in Surrey, England) is a British-born Canadian politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and was a long-time cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. He resigned from cabinet on December 22, 2014 to challenge Selinger for the leadership of the party. Ashton was eliminated from the race, after finishing last on the first ballot at the NDP leadership convention. Selinger was reelected party leader on the second ballot.
The son of John Stewart Ashton and Nedra May Childs, he moved with his family to Thompson, in northern Manitoba, at age eleven. He was educated at R.D. Parker Collegiate in that community, the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was President of the University of Manitoba Students' Union in 1978-79 and has lectured in Economics for the former Inter Universities North in Thompson and Cross Lake.
Ashton was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1981 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Ken MacMaster by 72 votes in the constituency of Thompson. At the time of his first election, Ashton was involved in an INCO strike in the Thompson area as a member of the United Steelworkers of America. He was re-elected in the 1986 election by a greater margin. Ashton did not serve in the cabinet of Howard Pawley.
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