Brian Corrin

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Brian Mark Corrin (born July 4 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, sitting as a New Democrat.

Corrin was educated at the University of Manitoba, and subsequently practiced as a lawyer. From 1974 to 1977, he served as a New Democratic member of the Winnipeg City Council.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1977, defeating Tory candidate Geoff Dixon by over 1,000 votes in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Wellington. The Tories under Sterling Lyon won a majority government in this election, and Corrin sat with the opposition for the next four years.

When the NDP caucus met in 1979 to choose an interim leader following the resignation of Edward Schreyer, Corrin refused to cast a ballot and criticized the entire selection process. These actions probably ruined his chances for advancement within the party.

Corrin was easily re-elected in the redistributed riding of Ellice in the provincial election of 1981, as the NDP won a majority government under Howard Pawley. He did not receive a position in cabinet.

In 1983, while still serving in the legislature, Corrin challenged incumbent Bill Norrie for election as mayor of Winnipeg. He was resoundingly defeated, due primarily to public opposition to the Pawley government's plans to re-entrench French language services in provincial law. He did not seek re-election to the legislature in 1986.

Corrin now works as a judge in Manitoba. In 1996, he was given a thirty-day suspension without pay for misconduct, following an incident in which he failed to return to court after taking his car in for repairs during a lunch break.

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