Scott Sinclair

Deputy Minister of Health
Province of Manitoba

Scott Sinclair was appointed as Deputy Minister of Health on March 20, 2023. Prior to assuming his current role Scott was Deputy Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services and prior to that Deputy Minister of Labour, Deputy Minister of Crown Services and Deputy Minister of Infrastructure. Scott has held other senior roles as the Associate Deputy Minister of Finance | Central Services and Assistant Deputy Minister, Advanced Learning Division in the department of Education and Advanced Learning.

Scott has worked in the public sector since 1999 at both the Provincial and Federal levels with experience in a number of departments and portfolios including agriculture, transportation, education, health, social services, economic development and the labour market. Scott’s expertise is in the area of public sector administration and policy and program development and is a champion of evidence informed decision making through research and evaluation methodologies.

Scott is also a faculty member in the department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba where he teaches a variety of courses including Research Methods in the Study of Politics, Multivariate Research Methods and Managing Modern Government.

Scott has degrees in economics and mathematics from Brandon University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Victoria.