Cliff Cullen

The Honourable
Cliff Cullen
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain
Assumed office
July 2, 2004
Preceded by Merv Tweed
Personal details
Born (1962-11-08) November 8, 1962
Political party Progressive Conservative

Cliff Cullen (born November 8, 1962) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election, held in the summer of 2004.[1]

Cullen was raised on a farm near Wawanesa, Manitoba, and subsequently attended the University of Manitoba, where he received a Diploma in Agriculture.[2] He has worked in the agricultural and environmental sectors, and also has experience as an insurance broker.

When Turtle Mountain MLA Mervin Tweed resigned from the provincial legislature in 2004 (to run for the House of Commons of Canada), Cullen sought and won the Progressive Conservative nomination to succeed him.[1] Turtle Mountain is a safe Progressive Conservative seat, and Cullen was elected with about 60% of the popular vote on June 29, 2004.[3] He was sworn in on July 15.

Cullen's main issue during the 2004 campaign was the ongoing crisis in Canada's cattle industry, resulting from a single case of BSE being found in a Canadian cow.

Cullen won a full term in 2007. For the 2011 provincial election, Turtle Mountain was abolished, and Cullen transferred to Spruce Woods, which absorbed the western portion of Turtle Mountain. He won this riding easily, with 66 percent of the vote.[1]

On May 3, 2016, Cullen was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade.[4][5]

On August 17, 2017, Cullen was named Minister of Crown Services and Government House Leader[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. 4 November 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cliff Cullen - Spruce Woods". The Carillon. Steinbach. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Turtle Mountain". Manitoba Votes 2007. CBC News.
  4. ↑ "Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pallister adds new face, new department in cabinet shuffle". CBC. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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