Bernard Davis (politician)
Bernard Davis | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Virginia Waters-Pleasantville | |
Assumed office November 30, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Riding Established |
Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
Assumed office April 8, 2021 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation | |
In office August 19, 2020 – April 8, 2021[1] | |
Preceded by | Chris Mitchelmore |
Succeeded by | Steve Crocker |
St. John's City Councillor | |
In office 2013–2015 | |
Preceded by | Debbie Hanlon |
Succeeded by | Sheilagh O'Leary |
Constituency | Ward 4 |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
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[]
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/furey-liberal-cabinet-1.5977952[bare URL]
- ^ a b "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
- ^ "UPDATE: Unexpected provincial cabinet shuffle at Government House in St. John's". The Telegram. Sep 6, 2019. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
- ^ "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.
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