- Bill Matthews
Infobox CanadianMP | name=William Matthews
birth_date=Birth date and age|1947|7|22|mf=y
birth_place=
death_date=
death_place=
residence=Grand Bank
riding=Burin—St. George's (1997-2004)Random—Burin—St. George's (2004-)
term_start=1997
term_end=
predecessor=Roger Simmons
successor=
profession=teacher
party=Liberal
party colour=Liberal
portfolio= Fisheries & Oceans
footnotes=
term_start2=
term_end2=
predecessor2=
successor2=
religion=|William "Bill" Matthews (born
July 22 ,1947 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland) is a Canadian politician.Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister, as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Youth from 1985 to 1988 and Minister of Career Development and Advanced Studies from 1988 to 1989. Today, Matthews is a current member of theLiberal Party of Canada in theCanadian House of Commons , representing the riding ofRandom—Burin—St. George's since 2004 andBurin—St. George's from 1997 to 2004. He was a member of theProgressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1997 to 1999. Matthews is a former teacher. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Deputy House Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and Progressive Conservative critic of Fisheries and Oceans. He currently is the LiberalCritic for Fisheries & Oceans in theOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet .External links
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