17 Facts About MaryAnn Mihychuk

MaryAnn Mihychuk was born on February 27,1955 and is a Canadian politician from Manitoba.

MaryAnn Mihychuk lost her seat in the House of Commons in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

MaryAnn Mihychuk was previously a cabinet minister in the government of Manitoba New Democratic Premier Gary Doer from 1999 to 2004.

MaryAnn Mihychuk was born in Vita, Manitoba, the daughter of Katherine Salamandyk and Metro MaryAnn Mihychuk.

MaryAnn Mihychuk received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg in 1979, and Master of Science from Brock University in 1984.

MaryAnn Mihychuk worked as a geologist in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1984 to 1986 and in Manitoba from 1986 to 1992.

MaryAnn Mihychuk has two daughters, Sarah Mihychuk and Hannah Mihychuk, and a son, John.

MaryAnn Mihychuk was first elected as a Winnipeg School Division Trustee first in 1989 and was re-elected in 1992.

MaryAnn Mihychuk was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1995, defeating Liberal leader Paul Edwards by 3,109 votes to 2,853 in the Winnipeg constituency of St James.

MaryAnn Mihychuk resigned from cabinet and the legislature on May 21,2004, to seek election as Mayor of Winnipeg.

MaryAnn Mihychuk lost this election, winning ten percent of the municipal electorate's vote.

In 2005 MaryAnn Mihychuk relocated to Toronto, Ontario to work for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada as Director of Regulatory Affairs.

MaryAnn Mihychuk supported Lorne Nystrom's campaigns to lead the federal New Democratic Party in 1995 and 2003.

MaryAnn Mihychuk said that her views on the economy and social views were closer to those of the federal Liberals.

MaryAnn Mihychuk was the Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour from November 4,2015, until a cabinet shuffle in January 2017.

MaryAnn Mihychuk was accused of being abusive and causing confusion by the Canadian Red Cross after visiting a shelter for evacuees from forest fires affecting Garden Hill First Nation in 2018, a formal complaint was filed against her to the federal government.

MaryAnn Mihychuk pushed the Red Cross to treat the evacuees with respect and only after advocating were the large centres closed down and the evacuees placed into hotels.