| Office: | 9th Deputy Premier of Manitoba |
| Premier: | Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson |
| Predecessor: | Kelvin Goertzen |
| Successor: | Kelvin Goertzen |
| Term Start: | September 1, 2021 |
| Term End: | November 3, 2021 |
| Office1: | Minister of Families |
| Term Start1: | January 5, 2021 |
| Term End1: | October 18, 2023 |
| Premier1: | Brian Pallister Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson |
| Predecessor1: | Heather Stefanson |
| Successor1: | Nahanni Fontaine |
| Office2: | Minister of Municipal Relations |
| Term Start2: | October 23, 2019 |
| Term End2: | January 5, 2021 |
| Premier2: | Brian Pallister |
| Predecessor2: | Jeff Wharton |
| Successor2: | Derek Johnson |
| Office3: | Minister of Sustainable Development |
| Premier3: | Brian Pallister |
| Term Start3: | August 17, 2017 |
| Term End3: | October 23, 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | Cathy Cox |
| Successor3: | Sarah Guillemard |
| Office4: | Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage |
| Term Start4: | May 3, 2016 |
| Term End4: | August 17, 2017 |
| Premier4: | Brian Pallister |
| Predecessor4: | Ron Lemieux |
| Successor4: | Cathy Cox |
| Office5: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Riel |
| Term Start5: | April 19, 2016 |
| Term End5: | September 5, 2023 |
| Predecessor5: | Christine Melnick |
| Successor5: | Mike Moyes |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative (before 2023)[1] |
| Residence: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Rochelle Squires is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Riel from 2016 to 2023.
A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, she was first elected in the 2016 Manitoba election, defeating NDP incumbent Christine Melnick.[2] [3]
Squires was first elected as MLA for Riel after defeating NDP incumbent Christine Melnick in the April 2016 Manitoba election. The Conservatives also replaced the NDP's majority government with one of their own. Squires was described by Steve Lambert of CBC News as "one of the more progressive members of [the Conservative] caucus".[4]
On May 3, 2016, Brian Pallister took office as the Premier of Manitoba. He appointed Squires to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs, and Minister responsible for Status of Women.[5] [6]
On August 17, 2017, Squires was shuffled out of the Ministry of Sport, Culture and Heritage but retained her other titles.[7]
In September 2019, she and the PC government were re-elected in that year's provincial election. That October, she became Minister of Municipal Relations and continued her role as Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs.[8]
Brian Pallister resigned as premier of Manitoba on September 1, 2021. Subsequently, Premier Kelvin Goertzen selected Squires to serve as Deputy Premier of Manitoba, the position Goertzen himself held before Pallister's resignation.[9]
In the 2023 Manitoba general election, Squires lost her seat to NDP challenger Mike Moyes, who had unsuccessfully challenged her in 2019.[10] The NDP also replaced the PCs as the governing party. She retired from politics and left the PC party the following day.[11]
Squires and her husband Daniel have a combined family of five children and two grandsons.
Squires holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications from the University of Winnipeg, a journalism diploma from Red River College, and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of British Columbia.