Dougald Lamont (born April 23, 1969) is a Canadian politician and leader of the
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party (french: Parti libéral du Manitoba) is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th century, following the province's creation in 1870.
Origins and early development (to 1883)
Origina ...
. He is a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial gen ...
, representing the constituency of
St. Boniface
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since a by-election held on July 17, 2018.
Early life
Lamont holds
Bachelor of Arts
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and
Master of Arts
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degrees in English literature from the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.University of Winnipeg
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Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
Greg Selinger
Gregory Francis Selinger (born February 16, 1951) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of ...
.
In 2013, Lamont was the runner-up in the Manitoba Liberal Party leadership election to
Rana Bokhari
Rana Bokhari (born October 23, 1977) was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 2013 until 2016 in Manitoba, Canada.
Background
Bokhari was born on a farm near Anola, Manitoba. As a student she attended the University of Manitoba where she ...
.
Lamont has worked as an advisor to
Jon Gerrard
Jon Gerrard (born October 13, 1947) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997, and was a secretary of state#Canada, secretary of state in the government of Jean Chr ...
,
Sharon Carstairs
Sharon Carstairs (born April 26, 1942) is a Canadian politician and former Senator.
Early life
Carstairs was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the daughter of former Nova Scotia Premier and federal Senator Harold Connolly and his wife Vivian. She ...
,
MaryAnn Mihychuk
MaryAnn Mihychuk (born February 27, 1955) is a Canadian politician from Manitoba. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 2015, representing the riding of Kildonan—St. Paul for the Liberal Party of Canada, and served as Minist ...
,
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Robert-Falcon Ouellette (born November 22, 1979) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district (Canada), riding of Winnipeg Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. He has also been a two-time candidate for ...
, and
Winnipeg City Council
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Member of Parliament
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for
Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre (french: Winnipeg-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997.
History
This riding was originally created in 1914 fro ...
Cindy Lamoureux
Cindy Lamoureux (born November 13, 1991) is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Burrows in the 2016 election. She defeated NDP incumbent Melanie Wight, who h ...
on the second ballot by eight votes. On July 17, 2018, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface in a by-election held after Greg Selinger resigned as the riding's MLA when he retired from politics.
Lamont led the Manitoba Liberals into the 2019 provincial election. He was one of three Liberal MLAs returned, being re-elected in St. Boniface, while Gerrard was re-elected in River Heights and Lamoureux won in
Tyndall Park
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