Then Manitoba Premier Howard Pawley is shown in this 1984 file photo. The Manitoba government says former NDP premier Howard Pawley has died. He was 81. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck StoodyThen Manitoba Premier Howard Pawley is shown in this 1984 file photo. The Manitoba government says former NDP premier Howard Pawley has died. He was 81. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody
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Former Manitoba Premier And UofW Professor Dies

By Kirk Dickinson
December 31, 2015 - 3:21am

Howard Pawley, Manitoba’s second NDP premier and a professor at the University of Windsor, has died at the age of 81.

Current Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger confirmed Pawley's death on Twitter, saying Manitoba had lost a true champion for social justice.

Pawley was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. After retiring from politics, he became a professor at the University of Windsor in 1991, and remained an associate professor emeritus until his death.

In 2000, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba and in 2001 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Pawley passed away on Wednesday.

-With files from The Canadian Press

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