Canadian Social Work Academics - Greg Selinger, Michael Shapcott, Murray G. Ross, Harry Cassidy (Paperback)

Chapters: Greg Selinger, Michael Shapcott, Murray G. Ross, Harry Cassidy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gregory "Greg" Selinger (born c. 1951) is a Canadian politician. He has been serving as the 21st Premier of Manitoba since October 19, 2009, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of his immediate predecessor, Gary Doer. Selinger has been the member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface since 1999. Selinger came to Manitoba from Saskatchewan as a child with his single-parent mother. She ran a small clothing store in Winnipeg. Selinger received a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Manitoba, a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics. Before entering politics, he worked as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba, and sat on the boards of the St. Boniface Hospital, the St. Boniface Museum, the Community Income Tax Service Boards, and as President of the Old St. Boniface Residents Association. After joining an alliance of progressive municipal politicians called Winnipeg into the '90s in the late 1980s, Selinger was elected to the Winnipeg City Council in 1989 as a candidate of the alliance in St. Boniface, defeating incumbent Guy Savoie. During his time as a city councillor, Selinger was a member of the Executive Policy Committee and was the Chair of the Committee on Finance and Administration. In 1992, Selinger ran for Mayor of Winnipeg and came in second place, narrowly losing to Susan Thompson. Some have attributed his loss to his refusal to accept corporate and union donations, which he based on principle. Selinger recognizes that this may have been th...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=96151