Gary Doer

Gary Doer
Doer in 2023
Canadian Ambassador to the United States
In office
19 October 2009 – 3 March 2016
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Preceded byMichael Wilson
Succeeded byDavid MacNaughton
20th Premier of Manitoba[1]
In office
5 October 1999 – 19 October 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorPeter Liba
John Harvard
Philip S. Lee
DeputyJean Friesen
Rosann Wowchuk
Preceded byGary Filmon
Succeeded byGreg Selinger
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
1990–1999
Preceded bySharon Carstairs
Succeeded byGary Filmon
Leader of the Second Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byIsrael Asper (1975)
Succeeded bySharon Carstairs
Leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party
In office
30 March 1988 – 17 October 2009
Preceded byHoward Pawley
Succeeded byGreg Selinger
Minister of Crown Investments in the Government of Manitoba
In office
4 February 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded byVic Schroeder
Succeeded byposition eliminated
Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Manitoba Telephone System
In office
4 February 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded byAl Mackling
Succeeded byGlen Findlay
Minister of Urban Affairs in the Government of Manitoba
In office
17 April 1986 – 9 May 1988
Preceded byLaurent Desjardins
Succeeded byGerald Ducharme
Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Accountability of Crown Corporations
In office
19 August 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byClayton Manness[2]
Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Liquor Control Act
In office
21 September 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded byRoland Penner
Succeeded byJames McCrae
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Concordia
In office
18 March 1986 – 19 October 2009
Preceded byPeter Fox
Succeeded byMatt Wiebe
President of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association
In office
1979–1986
Preceded byWilliam Jackson
Succeeded byPeter Olfert
Personal details
Born
Gary Albert Doer

(1948-03-31) 31 March 1948 (age 76)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic
SpouseGinny Devine

Gary Albert Doer OM (born 31 March 1948) is a former Canadian politician and diplomat from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served as Canada's ambassador to the United States from 19 October 2009, to 3 March 2016. Doer previously served as the 20th premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009, leading a New Democratic Party government.

Since the end of his term as envoy to Washington, Doer has taken up a position as senior business advisor with the global law firm Dentons and was retained by the government of Alberta to lobby the Trump administration on the softwood lumber dispute.[3] Doer is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.

  1. ^ Doer's full title is Premier of Manitoba, President of the Executive Council of Manitoba, and Minister of Federal/Provincial Relations.
  2. ^ Clayton Manness was styled as Minister charged with the administration of The Crown Corporations Public Review and Accountability Act.
  3. ^ Bellefontaine, Michelle (18 May 2017). "Alberta hires Gary Doer, former ambassador to U.S., to help in softwood lumber dispute". CBC News.