12 Facts About Mark Minenko

Mark Minenko was born on March 29,1957 and is a Canadian politician.

Mark Minenko was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990, representing the Winnipeg riding of Seven Oaks for the Manitoba Liberal Party.

Mark Minenko was raised in Winnipeg, and was educated at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.

Mark Minenko worked as a lawyer, and joined the Canadian Forces Medical Services in 1976, eventually reaching the rank of captain.

Mark Minenko was awarded the Canada Forces Decoration in 1988.

In 1981, Mark Minenko worked as an assistant to MLA June Westbury, who was at the time the only Liberal representative in the provincial legislature.

Mark Minenko first ran for provincial office in the election of 1988, scoring an upset victory over outgoing New Democratic Finance Minister Eugene Kostyra in Seven Oaks.

Mark Minenko won the election by 332 votes at a time when provincial support for the NDP was at its lowest ebb since the 1960s.

Mark Minenko was named as Deputy Speaker on July 21,1988, but resigned on May 18,1989.

Mark Minenko lost, by almost two thousand votes, amid a general decline in support for the Liberal Party.

Mark Minenko later became active in the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and has sought a formal apology from the federal government for the detainment of Ukrainians in concentration camps during the First World War.

Mark Minenko continued his education at the University of Alberta, working towards a Master of Laws degree.