Kevin Chief (born 1974) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of

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from 2011 to 2017 as a member of the

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caucus. In 2010, Chief was named a recipient of the Future Leaders of Manitoba award in the community service category. Other notable recipients include indigenous activist Michael Redhead Champagne, Canadian filmmaker and director

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, community leader Hannah Pratt, surgeon and university associate professor Jordan Hochman, president of Manitoba SwimAbility Cameron Krisko, and young philanthropist Ben Sabic.

Political career

Chief ran for a seat to the

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in a by-election held on November 29, 2010. The election was hotly contested between Chief, who ran under the federal NDP banner, and former Manitoba MLA

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, who ran under the federal Liberal banner. On election night, Chief finished a close second behind Lamoureux in the field of seven candidates. After his defeat, Chief opted not to run for a second time federally, instead going for a provincial

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nomination. He ran in the electoral district of

in the

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and won, defeating four other candidates to hold the seat for his party and win his first term in the

. On January 13, 2011, he was made minister responsible for the newly created Department of Children and Youth Opportunities. On November 3, 2014, Chief was appointed as Minister of Jobs and the Economy after the resignation of then-Minister

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, along with four other ministers, resigned from cabinet over concerns about Premier

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's leadership. Chief retained his seat in the 2016 general election and was touted as a leading candidate to succeed Selinger as NDP leader. However, he announced in September 2016 that he would not run for the leadership of the party. He announced in December 2016 that he would resign his seat in the legislature for family reasons. His resignation became official on January 9, 2017."Kevin Chief officially resigns as MLA"
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'', January 9, 2017.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chief, Kevin First Nations politicians Living people New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs Politicians from Winnipeg 1974 births Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba Métis politicians Canadian Métis people 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba