Donald Craik

Donald William Craik (August 26, 1931 – September 2, 1985) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon.

Personal life Born in Baldur, Manitoba, to Ira Donald Craik (1890-1981) and Cordelia Bella Mae Young (1896-1981), Donald William Craik was raised at Greenway, in the Rural Municipality of Argyle.

Donald Craik earned his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering at the University of Manitoba, and his Master of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

He was the chairman of the St. Vital School Board from 1962 to 1964, and director of the Manitoba Research Council from 1964 to 1966.

He was a member of the board of trustees of Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. with responsibility for the Manitoba Energy Council and the Manitoba Development Corporation. which also once offered a Don Craik Memorial Scholarship.