The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced changes to his Cabinet.
Effective immediately, the changes are:
- The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services
- The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Education
Biographies of the ministers are included in the backgrounder below.
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“I would like to thank both ministers for their continued leadership and tremendous contribution to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. Ministers Haggie and Osborne have been instrumental in navigating the province through the pandemic and supported our government’s vision to strengthen our communities and improve service delivery for the benefit of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. As a province, we are fortunate to have their leadership and I am fortunate to call them cabinet colleagues and friends. I look forward to working with them in their new roles.”
The Honourable Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
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BACKGROUNDER
Biographies
Hon. Tom Osborne, Member for Waterford Valley
A native of St. John’s, Tom Osborne attended Cabot College and Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was involved with the business community for several years. Prior to entering politics he worked for Statistics Canada, Small Business Enterprise, and with the Penney Group of Companies.
He has represented his district of Waterford Valley (formerly St. John’s South) since 1996. Mr. Osborne has served as Deputy Speaker and has held several cabinet positions, including Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Health, and Minister of Justice.
Mr. Osborne was appointed as Speaker of the House in December, 2015, and was appointed Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, Minister Responsible for the Human Resource Secretariat, Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission, Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation in July of 2017.
On August 19, 2020 he was sworn in as Minister of Education.
Hon. John Haggie, Member for Gander
Born in England, the Honourable John Haggie completed his medical studies at Victoria University in Manchester. He held several positions as physician, surgeon, tutor and registrar in the North West region of England and after a two-year fellowship, he received a doctorate in cancer research.
Since moving to Canada in the early nineties, Minister Haggie has had a long and distinguished career in medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador. He practiced initially as a general surgeon in St. Anthony with the Grenfell Region Health Services. In 1997, he was appointed attending surgeon of general and vascular surgery at James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander. In 2008, he was appointed Chief of Staff at James Paton Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Haggie served as President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association.
In Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2015 general election, he was elected MHA for the District of Gander and appointed to Cabinet to serve as the Minister of Health and Community Services.