Diane Ethel McGifford was born on March 26,1945 and is a former Manitoba politician, and was a member of cabinet under Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger.
12 Facts About Diane McGifford
1.
2.
Diane McGifford was educated at the University of Manitoba, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970, a Master of Arts degree in 1974, and a Ph.
3.
Diane McGifford subsequently worked as a professor at the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg, and has served as a director of the Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre and Kali-Shiva AIDS Services.
4.
Diane McGifford has edited Shakti's Words: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women's Poetry and The Geography of Voice: Canadian Literature of the South Asian Diaspora.
5.
Diane McGifford was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the provincial election of 1995, defeating incumbent Liberal Norma McCormick by almost one thousand votes in the central Winnipeg riding of Osborne.
6.
Diane McGifford was easily re-elected in the 1999 election in the redistributed riding of Lord Roberts.
7.
The New Democratic Party won the election of 1999, and Diane McGifford was appointed to Premier Gary Doer's first cabinet as Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism on October 5,1999.
8.
Diane McGifford was relieved of the last responsibility on September 25,2002, and of the first two on November 4,2003.
9.
In 2003, Diane McGifford supported Bill Blaikie's campaign to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
10.
Diane McGifford was easily re-elected in the 2003 provincial election, and again in the 2007 provincial election.
11.
Diane McGifford was replaced as Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy by Southdale MLA Erin Selby, in a brief ceremony in March 2011.
12.
Diane McGifford did not stand for election in the 2011 Manitoba general election.