{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Stan Struthers | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Minister of Municipal Government | term_start = October 18, 2013 | term_end = November 3, 2014 | premier = Greg Selinger | predecessor = Ron Lemieux | successor = Drew Caldwell | office2 = Manitoba Minister of Finance | term_start2 = October 19, 2011 | term_end2 = October 18, 2013 | premier2 = Greg Selinger | predecessor2 = Rosann Wowchuk | successor2 = Jennifer Howard | office3 = Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives | term_start3 = November 3, 2009 | term_end3 = January 13, 2012 | premier3 = Greg Selinger | predecessor3 = Rosann Wowchuk | successor3 = Ron Kostyshyn | office4 = Manitoba Minister of Conservation | term_start4 = November 4, 2003 | term_end4 = November 3, 2009 | premier4 = Gary Doer<br />Greg Selinger | predecessor4 = Steve Ashton | successor4 = Bill Blaikie | office5 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Dauphin<br><small>Dauphin—Roblin, 1999–2011</small> | term_start5 = April 25, 1995 | term_end5 = April 19, 2016 | predecessor5 = John Plohman | successor5 = Brad Michaleski | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|Month DD, YYYY}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | citizenship = | party = New Democratic Party of Manitoba | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | alma_mater = Brandon University (BA)(BEd)<br />University of Manitoba (MEd) | occupation = Teacher, politician | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | blank1 = | data1 = | blank2 = | data2 = | blank3 = | data3 = | blank4 = | data4 = | blank5 = | data5 = }} '''Stan Struthers''' (born 1959)<ref name=govbio/> is a Manitoba politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the New Democratic Party (NDP).<ref name=living/> He served in the legislature from his election in 1995 until his retirement in 2016, holding various cabinet positions in the governments of Gary Doer and Greg Selinger during his time in office. In February 2018, he apologized after five former colleagues brought allegations of inappropriate touching over many years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stan-struthers-manitoba-allegations-1.4525575 |title=Former MLA dubbed 'Minister Tickles' apologizes after 5 women allege years of unwanted touching |date=February 8, 2018 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>
==Background== Born in Swan River, Manitoba, Struthers graduated from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School in 1977, and later received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from Brandon University, and his Master's of Education from the University of Manitoba. He went on to teach at Norway House, then became principal at Rorketon Collegiate and later taught at the Winnipegosis High School.<ref name=govbio>{{cite web |url=http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=24254&posted=1999-11-18 |title=Premier announces appointment of legislative assistants |date=November 18, 1999 |publisher=Government of Manitoba}}</ref>
==Political career== Struthers was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 1995 provincial election as the member for Dauphin. He was re-elected as the MLA for the redistributed Dauphin—Roblin riding in 1999 and 2003.<ref name=votes>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dauphin-1.1075966 |title=Dauphin |work=Manitoba |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> In his first term, he served as the NDP's Natural Resources Critic and Deputy Agriculture Critic. After the NDP formed government, Struthers served as the legislative assistant to the Minister of Health, Dave Chomiak. Premier Gary Doer appointed Struthers as Minister of Conservation on November 4, 2003. On November 3, 2009, Premier Greg Selinger appointed Struthers as Minister of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.<ref name=living/>
In 1995, Struthers supported Lorne Nystrom's campaign for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party. In 2003, he supported Bill Blaikie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.billblaikie.ca/ndp.php/leadershipsupporters/ctoctocsupport |title=Cross Canada Support for Bill |publisher=Bill Blaikie, Elmwood—Transcona |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401195027/http://www1.billblaikie.ca/ndp.php/leadershipsupporters/ctoctocsupport |archivedate=April 1, 2007 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |ref=}}</ref>
He was re-elected in the 2007<ref name=votes/> and 2011 elections.<ref name=living>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#s |title=MLA Biographies - Living |publisher=Manitoba Legislative Assembly |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref>
Struthers resigned his cabinet position on November 3, 2014 along with Jennifer Howard, Theresa Oswald, Erin Selby, and Andrew Swan, due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.<ref>{{cite news |title= Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/premier-greg-selinger-replaces-5-cabinet-ministers-in-government-revolt-1.2822132|newspaper=CBC News| accessdate=November 4, 2014}}</ref> He remained an NDP MLA after resignation from cabinet. He did not seek re-election in Dauphin in the 2016 general election.
In February 2018, in association with the global Me Too movement, several women came forward with allegations that Stan Struthers sexually harassed and inappropriately touched several of his staff over many years while a member of the Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title= Former MLA dubbed 'Minister Tickles' apologizes after 5 women allege years of unwanted touching| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stan-struthers-manitoba-allegations-1.4525575|newspaper=CBC News| accessdate=February 8, 2018}}</ref> During these years, Struthers' staff often referred to him as "Minister Tickles" behind his back. Party officials received at least three complaints about Struthers' tickling and harassment between 2010 and 2015 but no formal investigations took place. Struthers issued an apology for his behaviour in February 2018.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}
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