Stan StruthersMinister of Conservation |
Stan Struthers was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1995 as the Member for Dauphin and was re-elected as the MLA for Dauphin-Roblin in 1999, 2003 and again in 2007. In his first term, he served as his party’s Natural Resources Critic and Deputy Agriculture Critic. After the election of 1999, he served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health and on November 3, 2003 was appointed the new Minister of Conservation by Premier Gary Doer.
Stan graduated from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in 1977, and later received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Brandon University and his Masters of Education from the University of Manitoba. A teaching career that began at Norway House Reserve also took Stan to teaching positions in the Parkland area, including a two-year term as principal of Rorketon Collegiate.
Stan and his wife Michelle reside in Dauphin with their son Alex.