Mike Moyes was elected as the MLA for Riel in 2023 and was sworn in as the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Efficiency Manitoba in January 2025. He is the first MLA and Cabinet Minister of Taiwanese descent in Manitoba’s history. Minister Moyes served as Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change before his appointment as Minister.

Before becoming an MLA, Moyes worked as a teacher for twenty years, most recently as an English and history teacher at Glenlawn Collegiate. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Greendale Park Community Centre, the Awasisak Meskanow Greenway, and the Victor Wyatt House Retirement Residence. Moyes holds a Master’s degree in political studies with a focus in Canadian government. Moyes lives in the Riel constituency in Winnipeg with his family.