Sherry Gambin-Walsh

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The Honourable
Sherry Gambin-Walsh
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Placentia-St. Mary's
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byFelix Collins
Minister of Service NL of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
July 31, 2017 – April 4, 2020
Preceded byEddie Joyce
Succeeded byTom Osborne
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
August 17, 2016 – July 31, 2017
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byLisa Dempster
Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
December 14, 2015 – August 17, 2016
Preceded byClyde Jackman
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Sherry Gambin-Walsh is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Placentia-St. Mary's as a member of the Liberal Party.[1] Prior to entering politics, Gambin-Walsh was a nurse.

Politics[]

Following the 2015 election, she served as Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development until moving to Service NL in a 2017 cabinet shuffle.[2]

In April 2018, Gambin-Walsh confirmed she was one of the MHAs who filed a complaint against Cabinet Minister Eddie Joyce accusing him of bullying and harassment.[3][4][5] Joyce was subsequently removed from Cabinet and the Liberal caucus. Other allegations of bullying and harassment followed Gambin-Walsh's and the issue turned into a major political scandal.

She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On April 4, 2020, Gambin-Walsh was removed from cabinet as the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into allegations that she leaked cabinet documents.[6][7] On September 9, 2020 the RCMP stated that Gambin-Walsh broke cabinet confidentially by leaking information to Paul Didham, a senior police officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. The RCMP stated that Gambin-Walsh would not be charged criminally as no one benefited from the information; however Premier Furey did not reappoint her to cabinet.[8][9]

She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.

Personal life[]

Gambin-Walsh has two children, one of whom is developmentally delayed.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Placentia-St. Mary’s sees red". The Telegram, November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "New law strikes balance between landlords and tenants, Service NL Minister says". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. ^ "VOCM - Minister Gambin-Walsh Issues Statement on Harassment Controversy". VOCM. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Outside investigators will be used in MHA harassment and bullying probes". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Eddie Joyce removed from Liberal caucus following complaints of harassment, bullying". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Sherry Gambin-Walsh removed from provincial cabinet". CBC News. CBC. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ Maher, David (2020-04-04). "UPDATE: Premier removes Newfoundland MHA Sherry Gambin-Walsh from cabinet". The Telegram. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/rcmp-gambin-walsh-didham-update-1.5717191[bare URL]
  9. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sherry-gambin-walsh-sept-14-1.5723588[bare URL]
  10. ^ Ramona Dearing. "Minister says new rules coming to improve accessibility for people with disabilities - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. ^ Peter Cowan. "'Not acceptable': Minister blasts suggestion of assisted suicide for person with disability - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 10 December 2018.


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