| Josh Guenter | |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Borderland |
| Term Start: | September 10, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | New district |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
| Birth Place: | Altona, Manitoba, Canada |
Josh Guenter (born April 22, 1994) is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the electoral division of Borderland. He was elected in the 2019 Manitoba general election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.[1] He was re-elected in the 2023 provincial election.
Guenter was born in Altona, Manitoba, and grew up in the nearby community of Gnadenthal.[2] After graduating from high school, he studied briefly at the University of Manitoba and University of Ottawa.[2]
He worked on Parliament Hill for two years while living in Ottawa, Ontario, and more recently for Candice Bergen and Cameron Friesen.[3] Guenter won the Manitoba PC Party nomination for Borderland on April 11, 2019.[3] The riding was created by the 2018 provincial redistribution out of parts of Emerson and Morden-Winkler.
On September 10, 2019, Guenter became the youngest ever Progressive Conservative to be elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly at the age of 25.https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/history-made-as-tory-mlas-sworn-in-561375982.html He served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Health and Seniors Care, and as a member of the provincial Treasury Board.https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/local/guenter-snags-new-legislative-roles He has served on the Economic Growth and Development Committee of Cabinet, as well as the Public Sector Compensation Committee of Cabinet.https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/local/borderland-mla-appointed-to-cabinet-committies
On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure and as the Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection and Government Services.
Guenter was a long-haul truck driver from the Altona, Manitoba area.[3] He is married with two children.