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Place of Birth: Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
About Greg Dewar
- Gregory "Greg" Dewar, (born January 9, 1956) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.Dewar was born in Selkirk, Manitoba, the grandson of former mayor Ben Massey.
- He was educated at the University of Winnipeg, and worked as a steelworker and as a small businessman prior to entering political life.
- Dewar served as treasurer of the Selkirk local of the Manitoba Metis Federation, and was a founding director of the Maurepas Village Housing Cooperative.
- He was also involved in the Selkirk Restitution and Reconciliation Committee, a program which assists young offenders.Dewar was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1990, running as a New Democrat in the riding of Selkirk.
- He received 3735 votes, against 3467 for Progressive Conservative Russ Farrell (incumbent Liberal Gwen Charles was third with 3009).
- Dewar was re-elected by a wider margin in the 1995 election, and by a comfortable margin in 1999.
- The NDP formed government following the 1999 election, and Dewar was appointed Government Whip.Dewar supported Lorne Nystrom's bid to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1995.
- In 2003, he supported Bill Blaikie. Dewar was easily re-elected in the provincial election of 2003, receiving more than 60% of the vote in his riding.He was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election and in the 2011 provincial election.
- Dewar was the legislative assistant to the Minister of Finance.
- He resumed the role of Government Whip following the 2011 election and held that position until 2014.On November 3, 2014, Dewar was appointed as Minister of Finance after then-Minister Jennifer Howard, along with four other ministers, resigned from cabinet over concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.
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