Jerry Storie was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1994, and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley from 1982 to 1988.
12 Facts About Jerry Storie
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Jerry Storie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Clifford Earl Storie and Iris Eloise Young, and was educated at Brandon University and the University of Manitoba.
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Jerry Storie entered the cabinet on August 20,1982, having been appointed Minister of Housing, with responsibility for the Landlord and Tenant Act, the Residential Rent Corporation Act, the Housing and Renewal Corporation Act and the Infirm Persons' Housing Act.
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Jerry Storie was relieved of the Northern Affairs portfolio and the first two responsibilities on January 30,1985, and named Minister of Business Development and Tourism, with responsibility for Manitoba Data Services.
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Jerry Storie was re-elected by a substantial majority in the 1986 provincial election.
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The party was reduced to only twelve seats in the election which followed, although Jerry Storie was re-elected in his riding without any serious difficulties.
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Jerry Storie was again re-elected in the 1990 provincial election, in which the NDP recovered to twenty seats.
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Jerry Storie retired from the legislature on July 20,1994.
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Jerry Storie returned to the field of education as Area 4 Superintendent for the Frontier School Division in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba throughout the late 1990s.
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In 2001, Jerry Storie negotiated on behalf of Manitoba's provincial government in a dispute with the Canadian federal government over hydro resources.
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Jerry Storie later became Superintendent of the Turtle Mountain school division in Manitoba.
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Jerry Storie was appointed the Dean of Education at Brandon University in 2005.