John Haggie

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The Honourable Doctor
John Haggie
MHA
Minister of Health and Community Services Newfoundland and Labrador
Assumed office
December 14, 2015[1]
PremierDwight Ball
Andrew Furey
Lieutenant GovernorJudy Foote
Preceded bySteve Kent
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Gander
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byKevin O'Brien
Personal details
BornMarch 1954[2][3]
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceGander, Newfoundland and Labrador
OccupationRetired general surgeon

John Alastair Haggie[4][5] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[6] He represents the electoral district of Gander as a member of the Liberal Party.[6]

Early life[]

Haggie was born to a mother whose maiden surname was Wilson in Manchester, England, in March 1954. His father died when he was at a very young age, and his mother's younger brother Glyn helped raise him.[5] Haggie was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, after which he completed his medical education at Victoria University of Manchester in 1977. He trained in general surgery in the North West Region, culminating in earning his Fellowship in 1981. Subsequently, after a two-year fellowship at the Christie Hospital and Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, he received a doctorate in cancer research in 1987.

Move to Newfoundland and career[]

After working as a surgeon, tutor, and a lecturer at universities in Manchester and Liverpool, Haggie immigrated to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1993. He practiced as a general surgeon with the Grenfell Region Health Services in St. Anthony until 1997, when he relocated his practice to the James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander. He also served as president of the Canadian Medical Association from 2011 to 2012.[7][8]

Haggie was appointed to cabinet in the Ball government as Minister of Health and Community Services[1] on December 14, 2015. He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On August 19, 2020 Haggie was reappointed Minister of Health and Community Services in the Furey government.[9] He is the longest serving NL Minister of Health and Community Services in thirty six years.

Haggie was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. Following the election, he was reappointed Minister of Health and Community Services.

Personal life[]

Haggie had three children with his first wife, Jane Elizabeth (nee Wilson) - Hollie, Jennifer, and Elizabeth. Jane died at age 52 on May 25, 2005 in Gander.[10] He is currently married to Jeannette Augot, a registered nurse employed by the Central Health Regional Medical Authority.[5]

His favourite book is Shōgun by James Clavell.[5] He also holds an interest in competitive handgun shooting, having tried out to become a squad member of the Welsh national team prior to immigrating to Canada.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC News. December 14, 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  3. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister John Haggie answers 20 questions | Saltwire".
  4. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e Sweet, Barb. "Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister John Haggie answers 20 questions | Saltwire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ^ a b "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  7. ^ "N.L. surgeon Dr. John Haggie begins term as president of Canadian doctors group". Global News. August 24, 2011. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  8. ^ "MD to MHA? Gander doc John Haggie wins Liberal nomination". CBC News. October 9, 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  9. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it". The Chronicle Herald, August 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jane Haggie - Wednesday, May 25th, 2005". www.staceysfuneralhome.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-18.


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