- Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
The
Executive Council ofNewfoundland and Labrador (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador) is thecabinet of that Canadian province.Almost always made up of members of the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly , the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to theCabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.The Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, as representative of the Queen in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, heads the council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister, the vice-regal, are selected by the
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.As at the federal level the most important Cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.
Current Cabinet
The current cabinet has been in place since soon after the
2003 provincial election. The cabinet is derived from thecaucus of theProgressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador . There was acabinet shuffle onOctober 1 2004 , several days after Elizabeth Marshall announced her resignation as Health Minister. There was anothercabinet shuffle onNovember 8 ,2005 , there was another cabinet shuffle as well on March 15, 2006. Another cabinet shuffle occurred onJuly 5 ,2006 .Members are listed in
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Lieutenant-Governor
His Honour The Honourable
John Crosbie (2008-)-!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Portfolio!colspan=5 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Minister
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Danny Williams(2003-)Deputy Premier
and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs vacant(2008-)Minister responsible for BusinessKevin O'Brien(2006-)
Minister of Education
and Minister responsible for the Status of Women Joan Burke(2005-)Minister of Environment and Conservation
Clyde Jackman (2006-)Minister of Finance
and President of Treasury BoardLoyola Sullivan (2003-)Minister of Government Services
Dianne Whalen (2003-)Minister of Health and Community Services
Tom Osborne (2006-)Minister Human Resources
and Minister of Labour and Employment
and Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs
and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Paul Shelley(2005-)Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development
and Minister responsible for the Rural Secretariat Trevor Taylor(2006-)Minister of Justice and Attorney General or Newfoundland and Labrador
Tom Marshall(2003-)Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
John Ottenheimer (2006-)Minister of Municipal Affairs
Jack Byrne (2005-)Minister of Natural Resources
and GovernmentHouse Leader Kathy Dunderdale (2006-)Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
Tom Hedderson (2005-)Minister of Transportation and Works John Hickey(2006-)
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