25 Facts About Terry Duguid

Terry Duguid has campaigned for elected office at the municipal, provincial and federal levels, and served as a city councillor in Winnipeg from 1989 to 1995.

Terry Duguid holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master's Degree in Environmental Science.

Terry Duguid has been involved in a variety of eco-business pursuits in the Winnipeg area, including being president of Sustainable Development International, and serving as chairman of the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission.

Terry Duguid was president and CEO of the Gateway North Marketing Agency, which is responsible for ensuring the survival of the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Rail Line.

Terry Duguid is the founding president of the International Centre for Infectious Diseases, a not-for-profit organization created after the outbreak of SARS to support and enhance the mandate of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Terry Duguid was executive director of the Manitoba Liberal Party in the 1980s.

Terry Duguid served as a member of Winnipeg City Council from 1989 to 1995 for the wards of Miles MacDonell and North Kildonan.

Terry Duguid stepped down as councillor to run for mayor of Winnipeg in 1995, but the incumbent mayor, Susan Thompson, was re-elected.

Terry Duguid oversaw the transfer of both the rail line and the port, together worth $100 million, to a new owner.

From 2000 to 2004, Terry Duguid was chairman of Manitoba's Clean Environment Commission, which is responsible for carrying out public hearings for major development projects, including forestry and hydro-electric development.

Terry Duguid was the founding president of the International Centre for Infectious Diseases in Winnipeg, beginning as such in 2004 and serving until 2009.

Terry Duguid had been part of the original task force that set out to make recommendations to improve Canada's response to infectious disease outbreaks in the wake of the SARS epidemic of 2003, especially in Toronto.

Terry Duguid narrowly lost to Conservative candidate Joy Smith.

Terry Duguid ran against Smith again in 2006, but Smith was re-elected in an election that saw the Conservatives win a minority government.

Terry Duguid ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Winnipeg South in the 2011 Canadian federal election.

Terry Duguid finished second behind the incumbent Conservative, Rod Bruinooge.

The 2015 federal election again saw Terry Duguid running as the Liberal candidate in Winnipeg South; this time he was elected as the Liberals replaced the Conservative majority government with one of their own, which included winning six of Winnipeg's other seven House seats.

Terry Duguid was then named Parliamentary Secretary for the Status of Women on 28 January 2017, serving under Maryam Monsef.

Terry Duguid was a member of the Canada-China Legislative Association and served as vice-chair of the group.

Terry Duguid traveled together with multi-party colleagues of the association for a two-week tour through China in August 2017.

Terry Duguid was a member and vice-chair of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association.

Terry Duguid was appointed the government lead for the efforts to clean-up Lake Winnipeg by Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in November 2017.

Terry Duguid has served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change since 3 December 2021.

Terry Duguid was appointed as the minister of sport and the minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada on December 20,2024.

Terry Duguid became minister of the environment and climate change in Mark Carney's cabinet in March 2025.