Howard Pawley

Howard Russell Pawley, PC OC OM ( born November 21, 1934 in Brampton, Ontario ) is a Canadian politician of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP ). From 1969 to 1988 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. In the cabinet of Edward Schreyer, he held several ministerial posts. He ruled the province of Manitoba on 30 November 1981 to 9 May 1988 as prime minister. From 1979 until his retirement from politics, he was chairman of the NDP Party of Manitoba.

Biography

Minister and opposition leader

After schooling Pawley studied law at the Law School of the University of Manitoba and subsequently worked as a lawyer. For the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ( predecessor of the NDP) he was a candidate in the general election in 1957 in the constituency Lisgar, but came with 443 votes only to fourth place. His candidacy in elections to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in June 1958 was also unsuccessful. Also in the general election in 1965 he was a candidate; in the constituency of Selkirk, he reached the third place with 4456 votes. Finally, he was on June 25, 1969 successfully in elections to the Legislative Assembly and was elected in the constituency of Selkirk.

Immediately after the election, Prime Minister Edward Schreyer appointed him in July 1969 to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister for the Civil Service ( the second term he gave in December of the same year from ). Pawley was the youngest minister in Schreyer's cabinet and was as local minister in the municipal secretaries so appreciated that these complained to the Prime Minister, when he wanted to entrust Pawley as part of a reshuffle after the elections in 1973 with another department. As a result of this protest he remained until 1976 not only Minister of Municipal Affairs, but in 1973 at the same time Attorney General and Lord Privy Seal ( Keeper of the Great Seal).

Pawley, who was a champion of civil rights, initiated in these offices a few basic legislative process. These include the introduction of car insurance, a law punishing the interception of telephone conversations, as well as a law that granted consumers the right to access to their credit files. From 1976 to 1977 he was also minister responsible for compliance with the spirits Control Act ( Liquor Control Act ). Despite the defeat of the NDP in the elections in October 1977, he was again elected a deputy in the Legislative Assembly. On 4 November, the delegates to the NDP party meeting Pawley chose as his successor as Chairman Schreyer. He was also leader of the opposition in the provincial parliament.

Prime minister

In the provincial elections on 17 November 1981, the NDP won a majority in the Legislative Assembly so that Pawley was able to take the premiership of Manitoba on November 30, 1981. During his tenure, he emphasized the economic regeneration and was of the view that the provincial government must spend money to overcome the recession. This was followed by programs such as the implementation of a mortgage interest rate plan, the introduction of a program to stabilize the incomes of beef producers and the limitation of rent increase to 9 percent in older buildings.

In March 1986, the NDP government was only just confirmed in the provincial elections. Pawleys popularity waned, caused by rising car insurance premiums and Millonenverluste a subsidiary of the state-owned telephone company. In March 1988, an NDP backbencher refused approval of the budget and brought down the government. Pawley resigned as party leader and not stepped up to the elections on April 26, 1988, which ended with the defeat of the NDP. On 9 May 1988 he was handed the premiership to Gary Filmon; new party leader was Gary Doer.

On 21 November of the same year Pawley candidate in the general election, 1988 This time it was not enough for representation in the House of Commons. ; with 13,899 votes, he came in second place. After this re- defeat, he retired permanently retired from politics. He then accepted a position as professor of law at the University of Windsor and held this teaching until retirement from. For his services he was awarded the Order of Manitoba in 2000 and 2001, the Order of Canada.