39th Manitoba Legislature
The 39th Manitoba Legislature was elected in a general election held May 22, 2007.
| 39th Manitoba Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Gary Doer May 22, 2007 — October 19, 2009 | ||
| Greg Selinger October 19, 2009 — September 6, 2011 | |||
| Leader of the Opposition | Hugh McFadyen | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | New Democrat | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Unrecognized | Liberal | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Daryl Reid | ||
| Members | 57 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – 8 Sept. 2022 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Hon. John Harvard | ||
| Hon. Philip S. Lee | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session June 6, 2007 – November 8, 2007 | |||
| 2nd session November 20, 2007 – October 9, 2008 | |||
| 3rd session November 20, 2008 – October 8, 2009 | |||
| 4th session November 30, 2009 – June 17, 2010 | |||
| 5th session November 16, 2010 – June 16, 2011 | |||
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The majority NDP government under the leadership of Premier Gary Doer had been sustained for a third term in office.
On August 27, 2009, Doer announced that he would be stepping down as Premier. Greg Selinger was elected in a leadership convention held on October 17, 2009 and was sworn in as premier two days later.
Hugh McFadyen of the Progressive Conservative Party served as Leader of the Opposition.
George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 39th Legislature:
The legislature was dissolved on September 6, 2011.
John Harvard was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 2009, when Philip S. Lee became lieutenant governor.