23 Facts About Kelvin Goertzen

Kelvin Goertzen was born on June 12,1969 and is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd premier of Manitoba from September to November, 2021.

Kelvin Goertzen was sworn as premier on September 1,2021.

Kelvin Goertzen was succeeded as premier on the afternoon of November 2,2021, by Heather Stefanson who won the PC leadership election on October 30.

Kelvin Goertzen resumed his role as Deputy Premier of Manitoba on November 3,2021.

Kelvin Goertzen currently serves as the Deputy Leader of the PC Party alongside Kathleen Cook.

Kelvin Goertzen was born on June 12,1969 in Winnipeg, Manitoba but was raised in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Kelvin Goertzen attended public school in Steinbach and graduated high school from the Steinbach Regional Secondary School in June 1987.

Kelvin Goertzen obtained a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Economics, a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law each from the University of Manitoba.

Kelvin Goertzen served for two years as the Vice-President of the Steinbach Arts Council and served as Vice-President of the Southeast Helping Hands Food Bank in Steinbach for seven years.

Kelvin Goertzen has been involved as a participant and fundraiser in a number of community related causes including the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum and the Steinbach Association for Community Living.

Kelvin Goertzen is a member of the South East Rotary Club.

In June 2007, Kelvin Goertzen was awarded the "HOPE" medal by the Lions Club Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario for his community service work helping those less fortunate in Manitoba.

Kelvin Goertzen became involved in political activities while attending high school, serving as an early organizer for the Reform Party of Canada.

In 1995, Kelvin Goertzen was hired as an intern at the Manitoba Legislature serving with the Progressive Conservative Caucus.

Kelvin Goertzen became the youngest MLA ever elected from Steinbach since its creation in 1990, as well as the first Manitoba Legislative Intern to be elected to the Manitoba Legislature.

Kelvin Goertzen was a strong supporter of Opposition Leader Stuart Murray and refused to participate in internal Caucus dissent that ultimately led to the end of Murray's leadership in November 2005.

Kelvin Goertzen was among the first MLAs to endorse the provincial PC leadership campaign of Hugh McFadyen who eventually won the leadership.

Kelvin Goertzen was again nominated the provincial PC candidate for Steinbach on September 8,2006.

In February 2010, Kelvin Goertzen was named Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

On October 4,2011, Kelvin Goertzen was re-elected in Steinbach by another large majority, although the PC's lost the election to the NDP.

In May 2018, Kelvin Goertzen was strongly criticized for speaking at an anti-abortion rally in Steinbach, and for constant deferral of questions related to women's reproductive matters, including abortion, to Rochelle Squires, minister of the status of women.

In September 2020, Kelvin Goertzen made a Facebook post emphasizing the right to refuse vaccination, which received widespread condemnation by the public and which many medical experts considered to be problematic coming from an education minister and previous health minister.

Kelvin Goertzen has published several articles related to law and politics including in the Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law and Underneath the Golden Boy.