The Minister of Industry and Commerce is a former cabinet position in the province of Manitoba

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The department's origins can be traced back to 1932, when John Stewart McDiarmid

John Stewart McDiarmid

John Stewart McDiarmid was a Manitoba politician. He held senior ministerial positions in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell, and served as the province's 14th Lieutenant Governor between 1953 and 1960.McDiarmid was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and emigrated to...

 was appointed as minister of Mines and Natural Resources, and for Industry. The department was renamed as "Industry and Commerce" in 1940.

The position was eliminated in 1978, and its responsibilities dispersed among other departments.

List of Ministers of Industry and Commerce

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office	John Stewart McDiarmid John Stewart McDiarmid John Stewart McDiarmid was a Manitoba politician. He held senior ministerial positions in the governments of John Bracken, Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell, and served as the province's 14th Lieutenant Governor between 1953 and 1960.McDiarmid was born in Perthshire, Scotland, and emigrated to... (*)	Liberal-Progressive Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...	May 27, 1932	June 30, 1953	Ronald Turner Ronald Turner Ronald David Turner was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1946 to 1956, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas Campbell....	Liberal-Progressive Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...	June 30, 1953	July 6, 1956	Francis Bud Jobin	Liberal-Progressive Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...	July 6, 1956	June 30, 1958	Gurney Evans Gurney Evans Edward Gurney Vaux Evans was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	June 30, 1958	July 22, 1966	Sidney Spivak Sidney Spivak Sidney Spivak was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1971 to 1975.Spivak was born to a Jewish family in Winnipeg, and was educated at...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	July 22, 1966	July 15, 1969	Edward Schreyer Edward Schreyer Edward Richard Schreyer , commonly known as Ed Schreyer, is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation....	New Democratic Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	July 15, 1969	December 18, 1969	Leonard Evans Leonard Evans Leonard Salusbury Evans is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1999, and was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of New Democratic Premiers Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley.- Early life and career :Evans was born in Winnipeg, and...	New Democratic Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	December 18, 1969	October 24, 1977	Robert Banman Robert Banman Robert Banman is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon....	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	October 24, 1977	October 20, 1978

• McDiarmid was styled as Minister of Industry until November 4, 1940.