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Steinbach City Council

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Source revisionAug 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ7606818 ↗
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Steinbach City Council is the governing body of the City of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.

The council consists of the mayor and six councillors.

Council members

Earl Funk - Mayor

Bill Hiebert

Jake Hiebert

Damian Penner

Susan Penner

Jac Siemens

Michael Zwaagstra

Mayoral history

The unincorporated village of Steinbach was governed by a Schulz (mayor) and Schultebott (council) from 1874 to 1947 when Steinbach was incorporated as a town (and later as a city). Steinbach's first schulz was Johan Reimer, while the longest-serving schulz was Johan G. Barkman, who served as schulz for 25 years. His grandson Leonard Barkman also later served as mayor.

The following chart lists Steinbach's mayors since incorporation as a town in 1947.

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