Gary Filmon

Gary Filmon
19th Premier of Manitoba
In office
May 9, 1988 – October 5, 1999
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorGeorge Johnson
Yvon Dumont
Peter Liba
DeputyGlen Cummings
James Downey
Preceded byHoward Pawley
Succeeded byGary Doer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Tuxedo
(River Heights; 1979–1981)
In office
October 16, 1979 – September 18, 2000
Preceded bySidney Spivak
Succeeded byHeather Stefanson
Personal details
Born
Gary Albert Filmon

(1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 82)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse
(m. 1963)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
OccupationCivil engineer
CabinetMinister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1981)
Minister of Environment (1981)
Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988 & 1999–2000)

Gary Albert Filmon PC OC OM (born August 24, 1942) is a Canadian politician from Manitoba who served as the 19th premier of Manitoba. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the premier from 1988 to 1999.[1]

  1. ^ "Filmon, Gary Albert". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2014-01-20.