NEW DEPUTY MINISTER OF JUSTICE

AND DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTED


Jeffrey Schnoor, QC, has been named the new Manitoba deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general, effective Aug. 2.



“Jeff’s dedication to public service and the law will be a real asset in leading the department,” said Attorney General Dave Chomiak. “The depth of experience in many aspects of law and its development that he brings to the position will be invaluable.”



Schnoor was called to the Manitoba bar in 1978 and began his career in private practice, becoming a partner with a large Winnipeg law firm. In 1986, he became the executive director of the Manitoba Law Reform Commission, where he worked on virtually every area of the law within provincial jurisdiction.



In 1997, he joined the provincial government as the director of the Prosecutions and Criminal Justice Policy Branch and, in 2005, became the assistant deputy minister of the Courts Division of Manitoba Justice.

Schnoor is also very active in the community. He spent 13 years on the board of United Way of Winnipeg and has served on the boards of the Winnipeg Library Foundation and the St. Boniface General Hospital. He is a life member of the Manitoba Bar Association’s council and served as president of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada and the Federation of Law Reform Agencies of Canada. He recently presented a workshop in Tanzania to East African lawyers at the request of the Canadian Bar Association.

Schnoor replaces Ron Perozzo, who is retiring.