Gordon Henry Alexander Mackintosh was born on July 7,1955 and is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of St Johns in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1993 to 2016.
12 Facts About Gord Mackintosh
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Gord Mackintosh served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Gary Doer and Greg Selinger.
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Gord Mackintosh was called to the bar in 1988, served as chair of the Patient's Rights Committee from 1986 to 1992, and was a member of the Rainbow Society and the Manitoba Anti-Poverty Organization.
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Gord Mackintosh entered provincial politics in September 1993, winning a by-election in the north Winnipeg riding of St Johns.
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Gord Mackintosh won 3232 votes, compared to 878 for his nearest opponent, Liberal Naty Yenkech.
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The general election was won by Gary Filmon's Progressive Conservatives, and Gord Mackintosh joined 22 other New Democrats in the official opposition.
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The New Democrats won the election of 1999, and Gord Mackintosh was re-elected in his own riding.
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On November 1,2004, Gord Mackintosh's department announced that it would introduce tough anti-gang legislation, which would permit the province to confiscate the assets of suspected gang members even if no criminal convictions have occurred.
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In 2003, Gord Mackintosh supported Bill Blaikie's candidacy to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
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In September 2006, Gord Mackintosh became Minister of Family Services and Housing, replacing Christine Melnick.
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Gord Mackintosh was re-elected in the 2007 and 2011 provincial elections.
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Gord Mackintosh now teaches political science at the University of Winnipeg.