Jennifer Howard (Canadian politician)

The Honourable Jennifer Howard MLA
Manitoba Minister of Finance
In office October 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Stan Struthers
Succeeded by	Greg Dewar
Manitoba Minister of Family Services and Labour
In office January 13, 2012 – October 18, 2013
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	new portfolio
Succeeded by	portfolio abolished
Manitoba Government House Leader
In office January 13, 2012 – October 18, 2013
Premier	Greg Selinger
Manitoba Minister of Labour and Immigration
In office November 3, 2009 – January 13, 2012
Premier	Greg Selinger
Preceded by	Nancy Allan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Incumbent
Assumed office May 22, 2007
Preceded by	Tim Sale
Constituency	Fort Rouge
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic Party
Alma mater	Brandon University
Website	www.jenniferhoward.ca

Jennifer Howard, MLA is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, in the electoral district of Fort Rouge. Howard is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Howard was born and raised in Brandon where she graduated from Brandon University; she was the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Brandon—Souris in the 1997 election, but lost to Rick Borotsik. She moved to Winnipeg in 1998.

Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Howard was employed as policy advisor to Premier Gary Doer on health care issues and as executive director of the Women’s Health Clinic. She has also served on the boards of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Manitoba), the Rainbow Resource Centre and the University of Winnipeg’s Board of Regents. She was named a Woman of Distinction in 1999 by the Brandon YWCA. She has also received a Community Builder Award from the Lambda Business and Professional Club of Winnipeg, an organization of gay and lesbian businesses and professionals.

Howard was elected MLA for Fort Rouge in 2007. She served as vice-chair of the Public Accounts Committee. In November 2009, she was appointed the Minister of Labour and Immigration, Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities and the Status of Women, and Minister charged with the administration of The Workers Compensation Act.

Howard resigned her cabinet position on November 3, 2014 along with Theresa Oswald, Erin Selby, Stan Struthers, and Andrew Swan due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership. She remained an NDP MLA after resignation.

Electoral record

Manitoba general election, 2007: Fort Rouge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Jennifer Howard	3,828	46.97	−10.66	$25.968.04
	Liberal	Paul Hesse	2,488	30.53	+13.57	$23,866.84
	Progressive Conservative	Christine Waddell	1,202	14.75	−4.97	$11,369.89
	Green	Gerald H. Enns	511	6.27	+1.34	$905.51
	Independent	Ron Nash	92	1.13	+1.13	$261.98
	Communist	Frank Komarniski	29	0.36	+.36
Total valid votes			8,150	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			53
Turnout			8,203	62.29	+7.64
Electors on the lists			13,169

References

Order of precedence
Preceded by Andrew Swan as a member of the Executive Council of Manitoba	Order of precedence in Manitoba as a member of the Executive Council of Manitoba	Succeeded by Flor Marcelino as a member of the Executive Council of Manitoba