Ian Wishart | |
Birth Date: | c. |
Residence: | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
Office1: | Manitoba Minister of Education and Training |
Term Start1: | May 3, 2016 |
Term End1: | August 1, 2018 |
Premier1: | Brian Pallister |
Predecessor1: | James Allum |
Successor1: | Kelvin Goertzen |
Office2: | Member of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Portage la Prairie |
Term Start2: | October 4, 2011 |
Term End2: | September 5, 2023 |
Predecessor2: | David Faurschou |
Successor2: | Jeff Bereza |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Ian Robert Wishart (born c. 1954) is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, who represented the electoral district of Portage la Prairie as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba until 2023.[1] He was first elected in the 2011 provincial election, and re-elected in 2016 and 2019.[2]
On May 3, 2016 Wishart was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Education and Training.[3] [4] He was shuffled out of cabinet on August 1, 2018, and appointed the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Education and Training, tasked with coordinating a thorough review of the kindergarten to grade 12 education system in Manitoba.[5]