Marc-Amable Girard

Marc-Amable Girard
2nd Premier of Manitoba
In office
December 14, 1871 – March 14, 1872
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorAdams George Archibald
Preceded byAlfred Boyd
Succeeded byHenry Joseph Clarke
In office
July 8, 1874 – December 2, 1874
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorAlexander Morris
Preceded byHenry Joseph Clarke
Succeeded byRobert Atkinson Davis
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface East
In office
December 27, 1870 – December 23, 1874
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byDistrict merged
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface
In office
December 23, 1874 – December 18, 1878
Preceded byDistrict merged
Succeeded byAlphonse LaRiviere
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Baie St. Paul
In office
December 16, 1879 – January 23, 1883
Preceded byFelix Chenier
Succeeded byEdward Fairbanks
Senator for St-Boniface, Manitoba
In office
December 13, 1871 – September 12, 1892
Appointed byJohn A. Macdonald
Personal details
Born(1822-04-25)April 25, 1822
Varennes, Lower Canada
DiedSeptember 12, 1892(1892-09-12) (aged 70)
Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Marie-Aurélie de La Mothe
(m. 1878)
Children1 son who died in infancy and 1 daughter
Alma materCollège de Saint-Hyacinthe
OccupationLawyer, notary
Professionpolitician
CabinetProvincial Treasurer (1870–1872)
Provincial Secretary (1874 & 1879–1881)
Minister of Agriculture (1881–1883)

Marc-Amable Girard (April 25, 1822 – September 12, 1892) was the second premier of Manitoba, and the first Franco-Manitoban to hold that post. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide lists Girard as having been Premier (or Chief Minister) from 1871 to 1872, but he did not have this title at the time and was not the government leader. In 1874, however, Girard led Manitoba's first ministry to be constituted on principles of "responsible government". In this sense, he may be regarded as the first Premier of Manitoba.