Gary Doer

Gary Doer OM
Doer in 2023
Canadian Ambassador to the United States
In office 19 October 2009 – 3 March 2016
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Michael Wilson
Succeeded by	David MacNaughton
20th Premier of Manitoba[1]
In office 5 October 1999 – 19 October 2009
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Peter Liba John Harvard Philip S. Lee
Deputy	Jean Friesen Rosann Wowchuk
Preceded by	Gary Filmon
Succeeded by	Greg Selinger
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office 1990–1999
Preceded by	Sharon Carstairs
Succeeded by	Gary Filmon
Leader of the Second Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office 1988–1990
Preceded by	Israel Asper (1975)
Succeeded by	Sharon Carstairs
Leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party
In office 30 March 1988 – 17 October 2009
Preceded by	Howard Pawley
Succeeded by	Greg Selinger
Minister of Crown Investments in the Government of Manitoba
In office 4 February 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded by	Vic Schroeder
Succeeded by	position eliminated
Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Manitoba Telephone System
In office 4 February 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded by	Al Mackling
Succeeded by	Glen Findlay
Minister of Urban Affairs in the Government of Manitoba
In office 17 April 1986 – 9 May 1988
Preceded by	Laurent Desjardins
Succeeded by	Gerald Ducharme
Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Accountability of Crown Corporations
In office 19 August 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Clayton Manness[2]
Minister in the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Liquor Control Act
In office 21 September 1987 – 9 May 1988
Preceded by	Roland Penner
Succeeded by	James McCrae
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Concordia
In office 18 March 1986 – 19 October 2009
Preceded by	Peter Fox
Succeeded by	Matt Wiebe
President of the Manitoba Government Employees' Association
In office 1979–1986
Preceded by	William Jackson
Succeeded by	Peter Olfert
Personal details
Born	Gary Albert Doer (1948-03-31) 31 March 1948 (age 76) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	New Democratic
Spouse	Ginny 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.