ambda ▁Business ▁and ▁Professional ▁Club ▁of ▁W inn ip eg , ▁an ▁organization ▁of ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁business es ▁and ▁profession als . ▁ ▁Howard ▁was ▁elected ▁M LA ▁for ▁Fort ▁Rou ge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Account s ▁Committee . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁Im m igration , ▁Minister ▁responsible ▁for ▁Pers ons ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁and ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women , ▁and ▁Minister ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁The ▁Work ers ▁Comp ens ation ▁Act . ▁ ▁Howard ▁res igned ▁her ▁cabinet ▁position ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁along ▁with ▁Ther esa ▁O sw ald , ▁Er in ▁Sel by , ▁Stan ▁Str uth ers , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Sw an ▁due ▁to ▁concerns ▁about ▁Premier ▁Sel inger ' s ▁leadership . ▁ ▁She ▁remained ▁an ▁N DP ▁M LA ▁after ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁record ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁ML As ▁Category : W omen ▁ML As ▁in ▁Man it oba ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁Category : Br andon ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Fin ance ▁minister s ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Br andon , ▁Man it oba ▁Category :