Pam Parsons

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Pam Parsons MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Harbour Grace-Port de Grave
Incumbent
Assumed office November 30, 2015
Preceded by	Riding Established
Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality
Incumbent
Assumed office April 8, 2021[1]
Preceded by	Lisa Dempster
Personal details
Political party	Liberal

Pamela Parsons is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.^[2] She represents the electoral district of Harbour Grace-Port de Grave as a member of the Liberal Party.^[2]

In a special August 2017 sitting of the House of Assembly, Parsons ran for Speaker of the Assembly but was defeated by fellow Liberal Perry Trimper.^[3]

She was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections. On April 8, 2021, she was appointed Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality.

Prior to her entry into politics, Parsons was a journalist reporting for CBC's Here and Now NL, CBC Radio NL, Roger's TV St. John's, NL "Out of the Fog". She was the producer for First Local News, Roger's TV, in Owen Sound, Ontario. Parsons was also a Video Journalist for NTV News Newfoundland Broadcasting Co. She is a musician and performs at many charitable functions.

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