Rochelle Squires is a

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provincial politician who has served as the Member of the

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for the riding of Riel since 2016. A member of the Progressive Conservative party, she was first elected in the 2016 Manitoba election, defeating NDP incumbent

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. On May 3, 2016, Squires was appointed to the

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as Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs and Minister responsible for Status of Women. On August 17, 2017, Squires was shuffled out of the Ministry of Sport, Culture and Heritage but retained her other titles. She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. In the wake of the resignation of premier

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on September 1, 2021, Squires was selected by Premier

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to serve as

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, the position Goertzen himself held before Pallister's resignation.

Personal life

Squires and her husband Daniel have a combined family of five children and two grandsons.

References

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