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Wowchuk was born in Cowan , Manitoba. She attended Manitoba Teacher's College , and subsequently worked as a teacher and farmer. Wowchuk served as a municipal councillor and Deputy Reeve in the mid-northern community of Swan River from 1983 to 1990. Her brothers, Leonard and Harry Harapiak, were both NDP cabinet ministers during the 1980s.

Wowchuk was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1990, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Parker Burrell in the riding of Swan River. She was re-elected in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, defeating Tory candidate Fred Betcher by only 36 votes. There are many who believe that Independent Native VoiceIndependent Native Voice was a short-lived political party in Manitoba, Canada. It ran three candidates in the province's 1995 provincial election. Subsequently, there were allegations that these three candidates were secretly funded by the Progressive Co candidate Nelson ContoisNelson Contois is a Manitoba politician. In 1995, he was the leader of a short-lived political party known as Independent Native Voice, focusing on the issues of Manitoba's aboriginal population. Subsequently, Contois and two other INV candidates were imp, who received 118 votes, was encouraged to run by local Tory organizers in an attempt to split the riding's left-of-centre vote.

After spending nine years as an opposition MLA, Wowchuk moved to the government benches in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep after Gary Doer's NDP won a parliamentary majority. She was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food on October 5October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). There are 87 days remaining. It is also the most populous birthday of the year in the US statistically. Events 1582 Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist i, 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, and held this portfolio for the entirety of the Doer government's first term.

Wowchuk was easily re-elected in a provincial election held June 3June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. Events 1098 Crusaders take Antioch, Turkey. 1140 French scholar, Peter Abelard found guilty of heresy. 1608 Samuel de Champlain completes his thi, 2003, and was named Deputy Premier three days later. Retaining the agriculture portfolio, she was given ministerial responsibility for Intergovernmental Affairs and Cooperative Development on June 25. On November 4, the name of her ministry was changed to Agriculture, Food and Rural Development , and she was relieved of responsibilities for Intergovernmental Affairs.

Although Wowchuk opposed the decision of Gary Filmon's government to eliminate the "single-desk" marketing of hog farms, she did not reverse the policy upon joining government. In 2004, she rejected a request from the Manitoba Cattle Producers that all livestock animals killed in a proposed Winnipeg plant be tested for BSE.

Wowchuk was also named Acting Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade on May 18, 2004, following the resignation of Mary Ann Mihychuk. She retained this position until October 22, 2004.