1. Andrew James Swan was born on August 9,1968 and is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
13 Facts About Andrew Swan
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Andrew Swan served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2004 to 2019.
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Andrew Swan was first elected in a 2004 by-election, replacing MaryAnn Mihychuk, who resigned to run for Mayor of Winnipeg.
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Andrew Swan was appointed to the Residential Tenancies Commission in 2000, and is a member of the Manitoba Running Association.
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Andrew Swan first ran for the Manitoba legislature as a New Democrat in the 1990 provincial election, placing third in the west-end Winnipeg riding of Sturgeon Creek.
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On June 22,2004, Andrew Swan was elected as a New Democrat for the riding of Minto, defeating his next closest competitor, Liberal Wayne Helgason, by 2,848 votes to 1,616.
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Andrew Swan was appointed to Premier Gary Doer's cabinet on February 4,2008, as Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Minister charged with the administration of the Liquor Control Act, and Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act.
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On September 2,2009, after Doer resigned from the Assembly to become Ambassador to the United States, Andrew Swan resigned his cabinet position and announced his candidacy for the leadership of the NDP.
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Andrew Swan regained his ministerial positions on October 5,2009.
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Andrew Swan resigned his cabinet position on November 3,2014, along with Jennifer Howard, Theresa Oswald, Erin Selby and Stan Struthers, due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.
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On January 20,2019, Andrew Swan announced he would seek the federal NDP nomination in the riding of Winnipeg Centre in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
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Andrew Swan lost the nomination to community activist Leah Gazan, who went on to become the MP for Winnipeg Centre.
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Andrew Swan did not seek re-election in the snap 2019 Manitoba general election, at which the 2018 electoral redistribution, which eliminated Minto, took effect.