Former premier Brian Pallister returns to Manitoba Legislature for portrait unveiling | CBC News
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Former Manitoba premier Brian Pallister was lauded by friends and colleagues as his portrait was unveiled at the Manitoba Legislature on Thursday.
The painting shows Pallister standing along the Assiniboine River near the community of High Bluff, Man., with a sunset in the distance.
He says it’s the first official Manitoba premier portrait set outdoors, and the river is important to him because it links three cities where he lived and studied — Portage la Prairie, Brandon and Winnipeg.
Pallister served in provincial and federal politics for three decades. He was premier from 2016 to 2021.
Pallister won two consecutive majority governments, but his Progressive Conservatives fell sharply in the polls during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he left mid-term.
Pallister says he’s taking time in retirement to travel, read history books and focus on his health.
