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Municipal Commissioner (Manitoba)

The office of the Municipal Commissioner is a former government department in the Canadian province of Manitoba, established by the government of John Norquay in 1887. The government of Douglas Campbell restructured the department as the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in 1953, after taking on increased responsibilities.

The longest-serving Municipal Commissioner was Duncan Lloyd McLeod, who held the position for almost thirteen years.

List of Municipal Commissioners in Manitoba

Name Party Took Office Left Office
Alexander Murray
July 7, 1887 April 30, 1888
James Allan Smart
Liberal April 30, 1888 January 7, 1893
John Donald Cameron
Liberal January 13, 1893 January 6, 1900
Hugh John Macdonald
Conservative January 10, 1900 October 29, 1900
Colin H. Campbell
Conservative October 29, 1900 December 20, 1900
David H. McFadden
Conservative December 20, 1900 June 26, 1907
Stanley McInnis
Conservative June 26, 1907 November 4, 1907
George Coldwell
Conservative November 14, 1907 May 12, 1915
James William Armstrong
Liberal May 12, 1915 August 8, 1922
Duncan Lloyd McLeod
Progressive August 8, 1922 May 27, 1932

Liberal-Progressive May 27, 1932 May 8, 1935
Ewan McPherson
Liberal-Progressive May 10, 1935 September 21, 1936
William James Major
Liberal-Progressive September 21, 1936 November 22, 1939
William Morton
Liberal-Progressive November 22, 1939 December 14, 1948
Sauveur Marcoux
Liberal-Progressive December 14, 1948 November 16, 1951
Edmond Prefontaine
Liberal-Progressive December 1, 1951 April 20, 1953
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