He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1995, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Progressive Conservative Premier Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1995.
[1][2] He was educated in St. Vital and at the University of Manitoba,[3] and worked as an insurance broker and real estate dealer before entering public life.
The NDP were unexpectedly defeated in the legislature in 1988, and the Progressive Conservatives managed to form a minority government after the election which followed.
[1] Liberal support declined in the provincial election of 1990, and Ducharme was re-elected in Riel with an increased majority.
Following a cabinet shuffle on February 5, 1991, he was named Manitoba Minister of Government Services, responsible for Seniors.