Newfoundland and Labrador.

• Author: Murphy, Elizabeth
• Position: Legislative Reports

When the Fifth Session of the Forty-Fourth General Assembly adjourned on May 15th Members expected it would be the last sitting of the current parliament.

Premier Roger Grimes put an end to speculation about the date of the general election in the Province when he sought and was granted dissolution of the Forty- Fourth General Assembly on September 29th. The election took place on October 21st. The Progressive Conservative party formed a majority government electing 34 Members. All sitting Progressive Conservatives were re-elected as were both New Democrats. Twelve Liberals were re-elected. There will be fifteen new Members in this parliament.

Ten women were elected, eight on the government side, two in the Official Opposition the largest number of women ever elected to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The standings are now 34 Progressive Conservatives, 12 Liberals and two New Democrats.

On November 6th the new Cabinet comprising fifteen Ministers including the Premier Danny Williams (Humber West) was sworn. Mr. Williams is also the Minister for Inter-governmental Affairs and Minister for Business. The other Ministers and their portfolios are:

* Danny Williams, QC, (Humber West), Premier, Minister for Inter-governmental Affairs and Minister for Business;

* Joan Burke, (St. George's-Stephenville East), Minister of Human Resources and Employment and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women;

* Edward Byrne, (Kilbride), Minister of Mines and Energy, Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods and Government House Leader;

* Jack Byrne, (Cape St. Francis), Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation;

* Kathy Dunderdale, (Virginia Waters), Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development;

* Elizabeth Marshall, (Topsail), Minister of Health and Community Services;

* Thomas Marshall, QC,(Humber East), Minister of Justice and Attorney General;

* Thomas Osborne, (St. John's South), Minister of Environment and Minister of Labour;

* John Ottenheimer (St. John's East), Minister of Education and Minister of Youth Services and Post-secondary Education;

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