Blaine Pedersen

Blaine Pedersen
Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development
In office
October 23, 2019 – July 15, 2021
PremierBrian Pallister
Preceded byRalph Eichler
Succeeded byRalph Eichler
Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade
In office
August 17, 2017 – October 23, 2019
PremierBrian Pallister
Preceded byCliff Cullen
Succeeded byRalph Eichler
Minister of Infrastructure
In office
May 3, 2016 – August 17, 2017
PremierBrian Pallister
Preceded bySteve Ashton
Succeeded byRon Schuler
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Midland
In office
October 4, 2011 – September 5, 2023
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byLauren Stone
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Carman
In office
May 22, 2007 – October 4, 2011
Preceded byDenis Rocan
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Blaine Pedersen is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election for the electoral division of Carman.[1] Pederson is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Pedersen was re-elected in the new Midland riding in the 2011,[2] and 2016 elections.[3] On May 3, 2016, Pedersen was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Infrastructure.[4][5]

On August 17, 2017, he was named Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade.[6]

Re-elected in the 2019 election, he announced on July 15, 2021, that he was resigning from cabinet and did not intend to seek re-election.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Carman2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Midland voters overwhelmingly give Pedersen their support". Pembina Today. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Blaine Pedersen re-elected for third term in Midland". Pembina Valley Online. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. ^ "Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  5. ^ "Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  6. ^ "Pallister adds new face, new department in cabinet shuffle". CBC. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ Blaine Pedersen [@BlainePedersen] (15 July 2021). "I will not be seeking re-election in the next provincial election" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2021 – via Twitter.