15 Facts About Bonnie Mitchelson

Bonnie Mitchelson was born on November 28,1947 and is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

Bonnie Mitchelson was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba legislature from 1986 to 2014, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1999.

Bonnie Mitchelson served as interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2000, following Filmon's resignation.

In 1969, she married Don Bonnie Mitchelson, who has been a politician, having served as a city councillor in Winnipeg.

Bonnie Mitchelson was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1986, defeating incumbent New Democrat Phil Eyler in the northeast Winnipeg riding of River East.

Bonnie Mitchelson was re-elected by a wider margin in 1988, as Filmon's Tories won a minority government.

On May 9,1988, Bonnie Mitchelson was appointed Minister of Culture, Heritage and Recreation, with responsibility for the Manitoba Lotteries Foundation Act.

Bonnie Mitchelson was re-elected by a comfortable margin in 1990, and again in 1995 and 1999.

Bonnie Mitchelson was chosen as interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party on May 29,2000, and held the position until Stuart Murray was acclaimed as party leader in November.

Bonnie Mitchelson was then named as the party's Deputy Leader.

Bonnie Mitchelson was the first woman chosen to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party, and only the third female party leader in Manitoba's history.

Bonnie Mitchelson was the only Progressive Conservative MLA to hold a seat in the north of Winnipeg.

Bonnie Mitchelson was a supporter of Hugh McFadyen's campaign to succeed Stuart Murray as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was narrowly re-elected in the 2007 provincial election.

Bonnie Mitchelson announced her retirement from provincial politics in October 2014.

Bonnie Mitchelson served as board Chair of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries from April 24,2017 to December 6,2023.