George Hickes is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, a position he has held since 1999. Hickes is a member of the New Democratic Party. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ... The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. ...

Hickes was born into an Inuit family in the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), and raised in Churchill, Manitoba. His early family life was a combination of a traditional Inuit lifestyle and that of modern Canadian society. He caught beluga whales in his youth (a long-standing tradition in Inuit culture), and earned the nickname "coldwater cowboy" for working without the aid of nets. The descendants of whales caught by Hickes can still be seen in several aquariums throughout the world. Inuit woman Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd)  - Land 1,183,085 km²  - Water 163,021 km² (12. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st)  - Land 1,936,113 km²  - Water 157,077 km² (7. ... Churchill, Manitoba, is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. ... This article refers to the whale, beluga. ...

Hickes worked as a labourer in northern Manitoba construction projects for four years, and was a trades helper and plumber at the Department of Public Works in Churchill from 1968 to 1974. In 1974-75, he worked as a heavy equipment operator at the Tar Sands Project in Fort McMurray, Alberta. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Fort McMurray is a Hamlet in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...

Hickes then became an adult educator, and worked for eight years as a trainer and co-ordinator at the Recreation Worker Program for New Careers in Winnipeg. He served as the on-site manager of counselling services at the Limestone Hydro Project near Gillam in 1985, and was the executive director of training at the Limestone Training and Employment Agency in Thompson from 1986 to 1989. Hickes has also made recommendations for an adult training program in Yukon. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada location. ... Gillam, Manitoba is located between Thompson and Churchill on the Canadian National Railway line. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rural municipality see Thompson, Manitoba (rural municipality) Thompson, Manitoba is a city in Manitoba. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ...

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1990 provincial election for the north-end Winnipeg constituency of Point Douglas, which has a large aboriginal community. Hickes received 2,278 votes, against 1,550 for his closest competitor, Liberal candidate Errol Lewis. He was re-elected by greater margins in the elections of 1995, 1999 and 2003, and received almost 75% of the popular vote on the latter occasion. The election of September 11, 1990 in Manitoba, Canada was won by the Progressive Conservatives, who took 30 out of 57 seats. ... Point Douglas is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ... The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. ... Dr. Errol Lewis (died October 28, 1998) was a politician and activist in Manitoba, Canada. ... The Manitoba, Canada general election of 1995 was won by the Progressive Conservatives, who won 31 seats out of 57. ... The election of September 21, 1999 in Manitoba, Canada returned to power the New Democratic Party (NDP), which had been out of power since 1988. ... The June 3, 2003 provincial election in Manitoba, Canada was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57. ...

Hickes was the NDP whip and deputy house leader from 1990 to 1999, when his party was in opposition. He played a prominent role in having November 8 designated as a special day to recognize Manitoba's aboriginal veterans, and successfully called for legislation to require that cooking liqueurs sold in the province have no more than 25% alcohol content. The latter measure followed series of deaths in Winnipeg involving Chinese cooking wine with a high alcohol content. In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ...

Hickes supported Lorne Nystrom's bid to lead the federal New Democratic Party in 1995. The Hon. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a democratic socialist political party in Canada. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the NDP formed government in 1999, Hickes defeated three other candidates in a free vote to be elected as speaker of the assembly. He was the first speaker chosen in this manner; all others had been directly appointed by the premier. Hickes was re-elected as speaker in 2003. The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (i. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Manitoba premiers ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hickes is the uncle of Nunavut politician Hunter Tootoo and hockey player Jordin Tootoo. Jordin Tootoo (Inuktitut syllabics: ᔪᐊᕐᑕᓐ ᑑᑐ; born February 2, 1983, in Churchill, Manitoba) is a professional ice hockey player. ...

Louise Dacquay (born June 25, 1940 in Manitou, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. ...

External Links

• Speaker George Hickes: Assembly leader makes his mark in Inuit, Manitoba political history (p. 8)