Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador) is the cabinet 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 the Cabinet 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 the caucus of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. There was a cabinet shuffle on October 1 2004, several days after Elizabeth Marshall announced her resignation as Health Minister. There was another cabinet shuffle on November 8, 2005, there was another cabinet shuffle as well on March 15, 2006. Another cabinet shuffle occurred on July 5, 2006.

Members are listed in order of precedence.

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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 Board Loyola 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 Government House 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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