Bernard Davis (politician)

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Bernard Davis
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byRiding Established
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Assumed office
April 8, 2021
Preceded byposition established
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation
In office
August 19, 2020 – April 8, 2021[1]
Preceded byChris Mitchelmore
Succeeded bySteve Crocker
St. John's City Councillor
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byDebbie Hanlon
Succeeded bySheilagh O'Leary
ConstituencyWard 4
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Bernard Davis is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Virginia Waters-Pleasantville as a member of the Liberal Party.[2] He previously served on the St. John's City Council, having ran unsuccessfully in 2008 and 2009, before being elected in 2013.

On November 8, 2018 Davis was appointed Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour in the Ball government.

He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election defeating Crosbie in a re-match.

On September 6, 2019, he was appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation following a cabinet shuffle.[3]

On August 19, 2020 Davis was reappointed to cabinet in the Furey government. His former department of Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation was reconfigured as the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation.[4]

He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/furey-liberal-cabinet-1.5977952[bare URL]
  2. ^ a b "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "UPDATE: Unexpected provincial cabinet shuffle at Government House in St. John's". The Telegram. Sep 6, 2019. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it". The Chronicle Herald. Aug 19, 2020. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government of Dwight Ball
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Al Hawkins Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
November 8, 2018–
September 6, 2019
Christopher Mitchelmore


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