# Kevin Chief

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1974)}}
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|name             = Kevin Chief
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|office           = Manitoba Minister of Jobs and the Economy
|term_start       = November 4, 2014
|term_end         = May 3, 2016
|premier          = [Greg Selinger](/source/Greg_Selinger)
|predecessor      = [Theresa Oswald](/source/Theresa_Oswald)
|successor        = [Cliff Cullen](/source/Cliff_Cullen) ''As Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade''
|office1          = Manitoba Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities
|term_start1      = January 13, 2012
|term_end1        = November 4, 2014
|premier1         = [Greg Selinger](/source/Greg_Selinger)
|predecessor1     = ''new portfolio''
|successor1       = [Melanie Wight](/source/Melanie_Wight)
|office2          = Member of the [Legislative Assembly of Manitoba](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Manitoba) for [Point Douglas](/source/Point_Douglas)
|term_start2      = October 4, 2011
|term_end2        = January 9, 2017
|predecessor2     = [George Hickes](/source/George_Hickes_(Manitoba_politician))
|successor2       = [Bernadette Smith](/source/Bernadette_Smith)
|birth_date       = {{birth year and age|1974}}
|birth_place      = [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba), Canada
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'''Kevin Chief''' (born 1974) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the [Legislative Assembly of Manitoba](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Manitoba) in the [2011 election](/source/2011_Manitoba_general_election).<ref>{{cite news |title=NDP keeps urban strongholds |first=Bartley |last=Kives |author-link=Bartley Kives |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/ndp-keeps-urban-strongholds-131123738.html |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=October 5, 2011 |at=B3 |access-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref> He represented the electoral district of [Point Douglas](/source/Point_Douglas) from 2011 to 2017 as a member of the [New Democratic Party](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba) caucus.<ref name="LAM bio">{{cite web |title=MLA Biographies - Living |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#c |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, Chief was named a recipient of the [Future Leaders of Manitoba](/source/Future_Leaders_of_Manitoba) award in the community service category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Chief Wins Award For Exceptional Community Service |url=https://news-centre.uwinnipeg.ca/all-posts/kevin-chief-wins-award-for-exceptional-community-service/ |website=University of Winnipeg |date=29 January 2010 |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Other notable recipients include indigenous activist Michael Redhead Champagne,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Geraldine Malone |first1=Kelly |title=Nearly half of youth incarcerated across Canada are Indigenous: Statistics Canada |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nearly-half-of-youth-incarcerated-across-canada-are-indigenous/ |website=The Globe and Mail |date=24 June 2018 |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> Canadian filmmaker and director [Adam Smoluk](/source/Adam_Smoluk),<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Smoluk awarded Al Cerilli Scholarship Award |url=https://onscreenmanitoba.com/adam-smoluk-awarded-al-cerilli-scholarship-award/ |website=On Screen Manitoba |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215213932/https://onscreenmanitoba.com/adam-smoluk-awarded-al-cerilli-scholarship-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> community leader Hannah Pratt,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Sam |title=Upcycled Winnipeg wedding dress project now adding suits to the mix |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6427355/upcycled-winnipeg-wedding-dress-suits-grooms/ |website=Global News |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> surgeon and university associate professor Jordan Hochman,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rady Faculty of Health Sciences |url=http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/otolaryngology/facstaff/faculty.html |website=University of Manitoba |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101085808/http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/otolaryngology/facstaff/faculty.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> president of Manitoba SwimAbility Cameron Krisko,<ref>{{cite web |title=In pictures: 'Meet Canada's Top 20 Under 20' |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/in-pictures-meet-canadas-top-20-under-20/article12376434/ |website=The Globe and Mail |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> and young philanthropist Ben Sabic.<ref>{{cite web |title=A new era in support for young people |url=https://www.wpgfdn.org/WorkingTogether/StoryDetail.aspx?story=A-new-era-in-support-for-young-people |website=The Winnipeg Foundation |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215214957/https://www.wpgfdn.org/WorkingTogether/StoryDetail.aspx?story=A-new-era-in-support-for-young-people |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Political career==
Chief ran for a seat to the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) in a by-election held on November 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Winnipeg byelection campaign has star power |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-byelection-campaign-has-star-power-1.932639 |newspaper=CBC News |date=November 15, 2010 |access-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref> The election was hotly contested between Chief, who ran under the [federal NDP](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Canada) banner, and former Manitoba MLA [Kevin Lamoureux](/source/Kevin_Lamoureux), who ran under the [federal Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) banner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foot soldiers key to Winnipeg North |first=Larry |last=Kusch |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/foot-soldiers-key-to-winnipeg-north-110900859.html |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=November 27, 2010 |at=A6 |access-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref> On election night, Chief finished a close second behind Lamoureux in the field of seven candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lamoureux wins battle of Kevins |first=Larry |last=Kusch |author2=Paul, Alexandra |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/lamoureux-wins-battle-of-kevins-111027224.html |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=November 30, 2010 |at=A3 |access-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref>

After his defeat, Chief opted not to run for a second time federally, instead going for a provincial [Manitoba NDP](/source/Manitoba_New_Democratic_Party) nomination.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sharon Blady's supporters rally in Kirkfield Park |publisher=New Democratic Party of Manitoba |date=March 25, 2011 |url=http://todaysndp.ca/news/sharon-blady-s-supporters-rally-kirkfield-park |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116065954/http://todaysndp.ca/news/sharon-blady-s-supporters-rally-kirkfield-park |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref> He ran in the electoral district of [Point Douglas](/source/Point_Douglas) in the [2011 Manitoba general election](/source/2011_Manitoba_general_election) and won, defeating four other candidates to hold the seat for his party and win his first term in the [Legislative Assembly of Manitoba](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Manitoba).<ref>{{cite news |title=He didn't just win their votes, he won their hearts |first=Dan |last=Lett |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/he-didnt-just-win-their-votes-he-won-their-hearts-133288358.html |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=November 5, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2012 }}</ref> On January 13, 2011, he was made minister responsible for the newly created Department of Children and Youth Opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manitoba premier shuffles his cabinet, creates new youth department |url=http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/manitoba+premier+shuffles+his+cabinet+creates+new+youth+department/6442559031/story.html |agency=Canadian Press |newspaper=Global News |date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129172121/http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/manitoba+premier+shuffles+his+cabinet+creates+new+youth+department/6442559031/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On November 3, 2014, Chief was appointed as [Minister of Jobs and the Economy](/source/Manitoba_Economic_Development_and_Jobs) after the resignation of then-Minister [Theresa Oswald](/source/Theresa_Oswald), along with four other ministers, resigned from cabinet over concerns about Premier [Greg Selinger](/source/Greg_Selinger)'s leadership.<ref>{{cite news |title= Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/premier-greg-selinger-replaces-5-cabinet-ministers-in-government-revolt-1.2822132|newspaper=CBC News| access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

Chief retained his seat in the [2016 general election](/source/2016_Manitoba_general_election) and was touted as a leading candidate to succeed Selinger as NDP leader. However, he announced in September 2016 that he would not run for the leadership of the party.<ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/kevin-chief-wont-run-for-ndp-leadership-394331551.html "Kevin Chief won't run for NDP leadership"]. ''[Winnipeg Free Press](/source/Winnipeg_Free_Press)'', September 21, 2016.</ref>

He announced in December 2016 that he would resign his seat in the legislature for family reasons.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kevin-chief-resigns-1.3896978 "Point Douglas MLA Kevin Chief resigns seat"]. [CBC News](/source/CBC_News), December 14, 2016.</ref> His resignation became official on January 9, 2017.<ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/kevin-chief-resigns-as-mla-410112645.html "Kevin Chief officially resigns as MLA"]. ''[Winnipeg Free Press](/source/Winnipeg_Free_Press)'', January 9, 2017.</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{CanElec4-by|November 29, 2010|resignation of [Judy Wasylycia-Leis](/source/Judy_Wasylycia-Leis) on April 30, 2010}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''[Kevin Lamoureux](/source/Kevin_Lamoureux)'''|7,303|46.3|+37.08}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Kevin Chief|6,508|41.2|−21.41}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Julie Javier|1,645|10.4|−11.95}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|John Harvie|114|0.7|−4.05}}
{{CANelec|CA|Pirate|Jeff Coleman|94|0.6|N/A}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Frank Komarniski|71|0.4|−0.27}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Eric Truijen|45|0.3|N/A}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|15,780| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|&ndash;| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|&ndash;|30.8|}}
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|[Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) '''gain''' from [New Democrats](/source/New_Democratic_Party_of_Manitoba)
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{{2011 Manitoba general election/Point Douglas}}

{{Canadian election result/top|MB|2016|Point Douglas|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Kevin Chief|2,839|57.80|-15.08}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Althea Guiboche|956|19.46|+14.54}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|Marsha Street|811|16.51|-1.05}}
{{CANelec|MB|Green|Alberteen Spence|247|5.02|+1.65}}
{{CANelec|MB|Communist|Frank Komarniski|58|1.18|+0.45}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|4,911|100.0 &nbsp;}}<!--
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{{CANelec/source|Source: [Elections Manitoba](/source/Elections_Manitoba)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Voting/Candidates/1|title=Candidates: 41st General Election|publisher=[Elections Manitoba](/source/Elections_Manitoba)|date=29 March 2016|access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref>}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{Selinger Ministry}}

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