Rochelle Squires is a Canadian former politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Riel from 2016 to 2023.
Squires was first elected as MLA for Riel after defeating NDP incumbent Christine Melnick in the April 2016 Manitoba election.[1][2] The Conservatives also replaced the NDP's majority government with one of their own. Squires was described by Steve Lambert of CBC News as "one of the more progressive members of [the Conservative] caucus".[3]
On August 17, 2017, Squires was shuffled out of the Ministry of Sport, Culture and Heritage but retained her other titles.[6]
In September 2019, she and the PC government were re-elected in that year's provincial election. That October, she became Minister of Municipal Relations and continued her role as Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs.[7]
Brian Pallister resigned as premier of Manitoba on September 1, 2021. Subsequently, Premier Kelvin Goertzen selected Squires to serve as Deputy Premier of Manitoba, the position Goertzen himself held before Pallister's resignation.[8]
In the 2023 Manitoba general election, Squires lost her seat to NDP challenger Mike Moyes, who had unsuccessfully challenged her in 2019.[9] The NDP also replaced the PCs as the governing party. She retired from politics and left the PC party the following day.[10]
Personal lifeedit
Squires and her husband Daniel have a combined family of five children and two grandsons.
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^Unger, Danton (1 August 2021). "Manitoba's new premier not moving forward with Bill 64 this fall". CTV News. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
^Unger, Danton (3 October 2023). "Flip-flopping constituency of Riel back to NDP". CTV News Winnipeg. CTV News. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
rochelle, squires, canadian, former, politician, served, member, legislative, assembly, manitoba, riding, riel, from, 2016, 2023, deputy, premier, manitobain, office, september, 2021, november, 2021premierkelvin, goertzenheather, stefansonpreceded, bykelvin, g. Rochelle Squires is a Canadian former politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Riel from 2016 to 2023 Rochelle Squires9th Deputy Premier of ManitobaIn office September 1 2021 November 3 2021PremierKelvin GoertzenHeather StefansonPreceded byKelvin GoertzenSucceeded byKelvin GoertzenMinister of FamiliesIn office January 5 2021 October 18 2023PremierBrian PallisterKelvin GoertzenHeather StefansonPreceded byHeather StefansonSucceeded byNahanni FontaineMinister of Municipal RelationsIn office October 23 2019 January 5 2021PremierBrian PallisterPreceded byJeff WhartonSucceeded byDerek JohnsonMinister of Sustainable DevelopmentIn office August 17 2017 October 23 2019PremierBrian PallisterPreceded byCathy CoxSucceeded bySarah GuillemardMinister of Sport Culture and HeritageIn office May 3 2016 August 17 2017PremierBrian PallisterPreceded byRon LemieuxSucceeded byCathy CoxMember of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for RielIn office April 19 2016 September 5 2023Preceded byChristine MelnickSucceeded byMike MoyesPersonal detailsPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeResidence s Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaA member of the Progressive Conservative Party she was first elected in the 2016 Manitoba election defeating NDP incumbent Christine Melnick 1 2 Career editSquires was first elected as MLA for Riel after defeating NDP incumbent Christine Melnick in the April 2016 Manitoba election 1 2 The Conservatives also replaced the NDP s majority government with one of their own Squires was described by Steve Lambert of CBC News as one of the more progressive members of the Conservative caucus 3 On May 3 2016 Brian Pallister took office as the Premier of Manitoba He appointed Squires to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Sport Culture and Heritage Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs and Minister responsible for Status of Women 4 5 On August 17 2017 Squires was shuffled out of the Ministry of Sport Culture and Heritage but retained her other titles 6 In September 2019 she and the PC government were re elected in that year s provincial election That October she became Minister of Municipal Relations and continued her role as Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs 7 Brian Pallister resigned as premier of Manitoba on September 1 2021 Subsequently Premier Kelvin Goertzen selected Squires to serve as Deputy Premier of Manitoba the position Goertzen himself held before Pallister s resignation 8 In the 2023 Manitoba general election Squires lost her seat to NDP challenger Mike Moyes who had unsuccessfully challenged her in 2019 9 The NDP also replaced the PCs as the governing party She retired from politics and left the PC party the following day 10 Personal life editSquires and her husband Daniel have a combined family of five children and two grandsons Squires holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications from the University of Winnipeg a journalism diploma from Red River College and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of British Columbia 7 References edit a b Manitoba election results Global News 19 April 2016 Retrieved 20 April 2016 a b Squires topples NDP stronghold in Riel Winnipeg Free Press 19 April 2016 Retrieved 20 May 2016 Lambert Steve 4 October 2023 Ads opposing landfill search deeply regrettable says Manitoba PC cabinet minister who lost seat CBC News Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Press Retrieved 6 October 2023 Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier CBC News 3 May 2016 Retrieved 20 May 2016 Meet Manitoba s new government cabinet members CBC News 3 May 2016 Retrieved 20 May 2016 Pallister adds new face new department in cabinet shuffle CBC 17 August 2017 Retrieved 29 August 2017 a b Rochelle Squires PC Manitoba Retrieved 18 June 2023 Unger Danton 1 August 2021 Manitoba s new premier not moving forward with Bill 64 this fall CTV News Retrieved 1 August 2021 Unger Danton 3 October 2023 Flip flopping constituency of Riel back to NDP CTV News Winnipeg CTV News Retrieved 5 October 2023 https www cbc ca news canada manitoba stefanson pcs campaign analysis 1 6987291 nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rochelle Squires amp oldid 1181243138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
