The Ministry responsible for Emergency Measures is a government position in the province of Manitoba

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, Canada

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. It is not a full ministerial portfolio, and has always been held by a member of the government with other ministerial responsibilities.

The position was created on September 25, 2002, partly in response to the events of September 11, 2001. The current minister responsible for Emergency Measures is Steve Ashton

Steve Ashton

Steve Ashton is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....

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List of Ministers of Emergency Measures

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office	Scott Smith	New Democratic Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	September 25, 2002	September 21, 2006	Steve Ashton Steve Ashton Steve Ashton is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....	New Democratic Party New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	September 21, 2006	incumbent

Source: http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/bios_living.html