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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
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| name = Myrna Driedger
| name = Myrna Driedger
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| honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=CAN|OM}}
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| office = 30th [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]
| office = 30th [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]
| term_start = May 18, 2016
| term_start = May 18, 2016
| term_end =
| term_end = November 9, 2023
| premier = [[Brian Pallister]]
| premier = [[Brian Pallister]]<br>[[Kelvin Goertzen]]<br>[[Heather Stefanson]]
| predecessor = [[Daryl Reid]]
| predecessor = [[Daryl Reid]]
| successor =
| successor = [[Tom Lindsey]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] for [[Roblin (electoral district)|Roblin]]<br><small>[[Charleswood (electoral district)|Charleswood]] 1998–2019</small>
| term_start1 = September 12, 2019
| term_start1 = April 28, 1998
| term_end1 =
| term_end1 = September 5, 2023
| predecessor1 = first member
| predecessor1 = [[Jim Ernst]]
| successor1 =
| successor1 = [[Kathleen Cook]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1952}}
| constituency1 = [[Roblin (electoral district)|Roblin]]
| term_start2 = April 28, 1998
| birth_place = [[Benito, Manitoba]]
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'''Myrna Driedger''' (born 1952<ref name="who"/>) is a politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada. She is a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]].<ref name="members">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#d |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |title=MLA Biographies – Living}}</ref>
'''Myrna Driedger''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|OM}} (''{{respell|Mur|nə}}'' ''{{respell|Dree|jər}}'') (born 1952) is a politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada. She was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from 1998 to 2023.<ref name="members">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#d |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |title=MLA Biographies – Living}}</ref>


==Early life==
She was born in [[Benito, Manitoba]], and was educated at Benito Collegiate, at the [[Winnipeg General Hospital]] School of Nursing and at [[Red River Community College]]. Before entering provincial politics, Driedger worked as a nurse for 23 years. She served as CEO of [[Child Find Manitoba]], and was Co-Chair of the province's [[Abuse Prevention Services Adult Advisory Committee]]. She has also participated in other groups which provide services to poor and vulnerable children. At one stage, she was Manitoba President of the Canadian Association of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nurses. She is married to Helmut Driedger.<ref name="who">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGpWnv0L61wC&pg=PA282 |title=Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999–2000 |page=282 |last=Holmes |first=Gillian |year=1999 |ISBN=0920966551 |publisher=University of Toronto Press}}</ref>
She was born in [[Benito, Manitoba]], and was educated at Benito Collegiate, at the [[Winnipeg General Hospital]] School of Nursing and at [[Red River Community College]]. Before entering provincial politics, Driedger worked as a nurse for 23 years. She was CEO of [[Child Find Manitoba]], and was Co-Chair of the province's [[Abuse Prevention Services Adult Advisory Committee]]. She has also participated in other groups which provide services to poor and vulnerable children. At one stage, she was Manitoba President of the Canadian Association of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nurses. She is married to Helmut Driedger.<ref name="who">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGpWnv0L61wC&pg=PA282 |title=Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999–2000 |page=282 |last=Holmes |first=Gillian |year=1999 |ISBN=0920966551 |publisher=University of Toronto Press}}</ref>


==Politics==
Driedger was elected to the provincial legislature in a 1998 by-election, in the upscale west [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]] riding of [[Charleswood (Manitoba riding)|Charleswood]].<ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/31352044.html Winnipeg Free Press, June 4, 2003]</ref> A [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]], Driedger defeated [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate Alan McKenzie by 2767 votes to 1524. She was subsequently named legislative assistant to the [[Minister of Family Services (Manitoba)|Minister of Family Services]] and the [[Manitoba Minister of Health|Minister of Health]].
Driedger was elected to the provincial legislature in a 1998 by-election, in the upscale west [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]] riding of [[Charleswood (Manitoba riding)|Charleswood]].<ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/31352044.html Winnipeg Free Press, June 4, 2003]</ref> A [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]], Driedger defeated [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate Alan McKenzie by 2767 votes to 1524. She was subsequently named legislative assistant to the [[Minister of Family Services (Manitoba)|Minister of Family Services]] and the [[Manitoba Minister of Health|Minister of Health]].


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She campaigned for [[Conservative Party of Canada]] candidate [[Steven Fletcher (politician)|Steven Fletcher]] in the [[2004 Canadian federal election|federal election of 2004]].
She campaigned for [[Conservative Party of Canada]] candidate [[Steven Fletcher (politician)|Steven Fletcher]] in the [[2004 Canadian federal election|federal election of 2004]].


She was re-elected in the [[2007 Manitoba general election|2007]] and [[2011 Manitoba general election|2011 provincial election]]s.<ref name="members"/>
She was re-elected in the [[2007 Manitoba general election|2007]], [[2011 Manitoba general election|2011]], [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016]] and [[2019 Manitoba general election|2019 provincial elections]].<ref name="members"/> In January 2023, she announced her retirement at the end of the legislature.<ref name="cbcDriedger">Ian Froese, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/myrna-driedger-veteran-tory-mla-won-t-election-1.6703346 "Veteran Tory MLA Myrna Driedger won't run in 2023 Manitoba election"]. CBC News, January 4, 2023.</ref>

Driedger was appointed as a member of the [[Order of Manitoba]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manitobalg.ca/awards/order-of-manitoba/|access-date=June 25, 2024|title=Outstanding Manitobans Chosen to Receive the 2024 Order of Manitoba|publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.myrnadriedger.com/
* http://www.myrnadriedger.com/
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTRFNN17Tuc Candidacy announcement] for the [[2016 Manitoba general election]]


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Revision as of 19:52, 25 June 2024

Myrna Driedger
OM
30th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
May 18, 2016 – November 9, 2023
PremierBrian Pallister
Kelvin Goertzen
Heather Stefanson
Preceded byDaryl Reid
Succeeded byTom Lindsey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Roblin
Charleswood 1998–2019
In office
April 28, 1998 – September 5, 2023
Preceded byJim Ernst
Succeeded byKathleen Cook
Personal details
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Benito, Manitoba
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma materRed River College Polytechnic
OccupationNurse

Myrna Driedger OM (Mur-nə Dree-jər) (born 1952) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1998 to 2023.[1]

Early life

She was born in Benito, Manitoba, and was educated at Benito Collegiate, at the Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing and at Red River Community College. Before entering provincial politics, Driedger worked as a nurse for 23 years. She was CEO of Child Find Manitoba, and was Co-Chair of the province's Abuse Prevention Services Adult Advisory Committee. She has also participated in other groups which provide services to poor and vulnerable children. At one stage, she was Manitoba President of the Canadian Association of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nurses. She is married to Helmut Driedger.[2]

Politics

Driedger was elected to the provincial legislature in a 1998 by-election, in the upscale west Winnipeg riding of Charleswood.[3] A Progressive Conservative, Driedger defeated Liberal candidate Alan McKenzie by 2767 votes to 1524. She was subsequently named legislative assistant to the Minister of Family Services and the Minister of Health.

The Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon was defeated in the 1999 provincial election, although Driedger was re-elected in Charleswood by an increased margin. She was again re-elected in the 2003 election, defeating her leading opponent by over one thousand votes.[4] Although the governing New Democratic Party made significant inroads in south-end Winnipeg in 2003, they were unable to do better than a third-place finish in Driedger's riding, due in part to the popularity of Manitoba Liberal Party candidate Rick Ross.

Driedger has participated in a panel seeking input on possible reforms to the province's Young Offenders Act, and has also participated in programs for aboriginal children. In 2001, she visited France and Switzerland on a fact-finding mission concerning the health-care policies of these countries. In 2003, she advocated the establishment of a Manitoba Heart Institute to reduce waiting list times. She supports Medicare, but has also called for the introduction of further private health services to the province.

She campaigned for Conservative Party of Canada candidate Steven Fletcher in the federal election of 2004.

She was re-elected in the 2007, 2011, 2016 and 2019 provincial elections.[1] In January 2023, she announced her retirement at the end of the legislature.[5]

Driedger was appointed as a member of the Order of Manitoba in 2024.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "MLA Biographies – Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
  2. ^ Holmes, Gillian (1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999–2000. University of Toronto Press. p. 282. ISBN 0920966551.
  3. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, June 4, 2003
  4. ^ "Charleswood". Manitoba. CBC News.
  5. ^ Ian Froese, "Veteran Tory MLA Myrna Driedger won't run in 2023 Manitoba election". CBC News, January 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Outstanding Manitobans Chosen to Receive the 2024 Order of Manitoba". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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