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Ernst was born in Winnipeg , and was educated at St. Paul's College (affiliated with the University Of Manitoba ). He worked as a real estate and insurance broker before entering public life. Ernst was elected as a councillor in the amalgamated City of Winnipeg in 1973 , and served as the city's Deputy Mayor from 1981 to 1986 . During his time in municipal politics, Ernst was associated with the Independent Citizen's Election Committee , an unofficial alliance of right-wing business interests in the city. Ernst left municipal politics to run for the provincial legislature in Manitoba's 1986 Provincial Election . He was elected in the west-end Winnipeg riding of Charleswood as a Progressive Conservative , defeating his closest opponent by almost 4000 votes. The election was narrowly won by the New Democratic Party , and Ernst joined 25 other Conservatives in opposition. In 1988 , the NDP government was brought down by a disgruntled backbencher named Jim Walding . The resulting election took place at a time when the provincial Liberal Party was making inroads into both PC and NDP areas of support; Ernst was only narrowly re-elected, defeating Liberal candidate Shari Nelson by fewer than 1000 votes. The Conservatives under Gary Filmon formed a minority government following this election. On May 9 , 1988 , Ernst was appointed Minister Of Industry, Trade And Technology and Minister Of Business Development And Tourism , with responsibility for Development Corporation , Sport , the Fitness And Amateur Sport Act , the Boxing And Wrestling Commission and Manitoba Foresty . Subsequently, Ernst's two portfolios were combined as the Ministry Of Industry, Trade And Tourism . The provincial Liberals had slipped in popularity by the Provincial Election Of 1990 , and Ernst was returned in Charleswood without any difficulty. After a cabinet shuffle on February 5 , 1991 , he was named Minister Of Urban Affairs and Minister Of Housing . After a further shift on September 10 , 1993 , he was named Minister Of Consumer And Corporate Affairs and Government House Leader , once again receiving responsibility for Sprt, the Fitness and Amateur Sport Act, the Boxing and Wrestling Commission and (until May 9 , 1995 ) the Manitoba Lotteries Foundation Act . Ernst was convincingly re-elected in the 1995 Provincial Election . He was removed from cabinet following a shuffle on January 6 , 1997 , and resigned from the legislature on October 28 of the same year. After leaving politics, Ernst was appointed Vice-President of Optx 2000 , a research and development firm. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Team Canada Volleyball Centre, and presided over the elimination of that organization's debt in 2002 . REFERENCES |
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