Eugene Michael Kostyra was a Canadian politician in Manitoba.
11 Facts About Eugene Kostyra
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Eugene Kostyra was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988 and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley.
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Eugene Kostyra dropped out of St John's High School and worked as a clerk-typist and journeyman electrician.
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Eugene Kostyra became involved in Manitoba's trade union movement before entering politics, holding a prominent position in the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
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Eugene Kostyra lost the last of these positions on February 12,1982, although not before establishing the first rent controls in the province.
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Eugene Kostyra retained responsibility for the Manitoba Development Corporation until February 4,1987.
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In early 1988, Eugene Kostyra introduced his government's annual budget to the legislature, with the expectation that it would be passed by the narrow NDP majority in parliament.
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The NDP entered the 1988 election with almost no hope of retaining government, and retained only twelve seats; Eugene Kostyra himself was defeated in Seven Oaks by Liberal Mark Minenko.
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Eugene Kostyra remained active in the labour movement after his loss, serving as a Regional Director of CUPE Manitoba.
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Eugene Kostyra was an active promoter of credit unions over large banks in this period.
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In 2003, Eugene Kostyra supported Bill Blaikie for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party.