Diane McGifford
| Diane McGifford | |
|---|---|
| Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy | |
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In office September 21, 2006 – March 28, 2011 |
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| Premier |
Gary Doer Greg Selinger |
| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Succeeded by | Erin Selby |
| Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Training | |
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In office January 17, 2001 – September 21, 2006 |
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| Premier | Gary Doer |
| Preceded by | new portfolio |
| Succeeded by | portfolio abolished |
| Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism | |
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In office October 5, 1999 – January 17, 2001 |
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| Premier | Gary Doer |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Vodrey |
| Succeeded by | Ron Lemieux |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office September 21, 1999 – October 4, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Lord Roberts |
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In office April 25, 1995 – September 21, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Norma McCormick |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Osborne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 26, 1945 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Diane Ethel McGifford (born March 26, 1945) is a former Manitoba politician, and was a member of cabinet under Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger.
McGifford was born in Manchester, England, and moved to Manitoba at a young age. She was educated at the University of Manitoba, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970, a Master of Arts degree in 1974, and a Ph.D. in English in 1979. She subsequently worked as a professor at the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg, and has served as a director of the Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre and Kali-Shiva AIDS Services. McGifford has edited Shakti's Words: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women's Poetry and The Geography of Voice: Canadian Literature of the South Asian Diaspora.
McGifford was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the provincial election of 1995, defeating incumbent Liberal Norma McCormick by almost one thousand votes in the central Winnipeg riding of Osborne. She was easily re-elected in the 1999 election in the redistributed riding of Lord Roberts.
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