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Cameron Friesen

Canadian politician

Summary

Canadian politician

Field	Value
image	Cfriesen.1.jpg
name	Cameron Friesen
birth_place	Morden, Manitoba
residence	Morden, Manitoba
office	Manitoba Minister of Finance
term_start	January 18, 2022
term_end	January 30, 2023
premier	Heather Stefanson
predecessor	Scott Fielding
successor	Cliff Cullen
term_start1	May 3, 2016
term_end1	August 1, 2018
premier1	Brian Pallister
predecessor1	Greg Dewar
successor1	Scott Fielding
office2	Manitoba Minister of Justice and Attorney General
term_start2	January 5, 2021
term_end2	January 18, 2022
premier2	Brian Pallister
Kelvin Goertzen
Heather Stefanson
predecessor2	Cliff Cullen
successor2	Kelvin Goertzen
office3	Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living
term_start3	August 1, 2018
term_end3	January 5, 2021
premier3	Brian Pallister
predecessor3	Kelvin Goertzen
successor3	Heather Stefanson
office4	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Morden-Winkler
term_start4	October 4, 2011
term_end4	February 3, 2023
predecessor4	First Member
successor4	Carrie Hiebert
party	Progressive Conservative
occupation	Teacher
alma_mater	Canadian Mennonite University
University of Manitoba
University of British Columbia
University of Winnipeg

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson

University of Manitoba University of British Columbia University of Winnipeg

Cameron Scott Friesen is a Canadian politician and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Morden-Winkler. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, he was first elected in the 2011 provincial election, and re-elected in 2016 and 2019.

Friesen was the Manitoba Minister of Finance from May 3, 2016 until August 1, 2018 and served a second term from January 18, 2022 until January 30, 2023. He was appointed Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living on August 1, 2018. During his tenure as Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living, Friesen has faced several criticisms for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General on January 5, 2021.

Friesen announced his resignation as Minister of Finance in January 2023, and shortly thereafter on February 3, 2023 he resigned his seat as MLA for Morden-Winkler to seek the federal nomination in Portage—Lisgar after Candice Bergen announced the previous fall that she would not be seeking reelection in the 45th Canadian federal election. He lost the nomination to Branden Leslie.

Health minister

In November 2020 he questioned the motivation of more than 200 experts who raised concerns regarding the seriousness of COVID-19.

Electoral record

References

(August 1, 2018). "Ministers change duties, one new face after Tory cabinet shuffle". Winnipeg Sun.
[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitobavotes2011/ridings/029/ Manitoba Votes 2011: Morden-Winkler]. [[CBC News]], October 4, 2011.
"MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
(May 3, 2016). "Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier". CBC News.
(May 3, 2016). "Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members". CBC News.
(October 21, 2020). "Toronto doctors slam Manitoba's health minister for saying care home deaths are unavoidable". CBC News.
(November 4, 2020). "Manitoba health minister faces criticism after questioning motivation behind doctors' letter on COVID-19". The Globe and Mail.
Raycraft, Richard. (February 1, 2023). "Former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen steps down as MP". [[CBC News]].
"Manitoba health minister rejects calls to resign after accusing 200-plus doctors of 'causing chaos' {{!}} CBC News". CBC.

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