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Andrew John Furey MHA FRCSC (born July 2, [citation needed] 1975) is a Canadian politician and surgeon who has served as the 14th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since August 19, 2020. A member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party , Furey represents Humber-Gros Morne in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly .
The word premier is derived from the French word of the same spelling, meaning "first"; and ultimately from the Latin word primarius, meaning "primary". [2] The current premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is Andrew Furey, since August 19, 2020.
Andrew Furey: Tony Wakeham: Jim Dinn: Party Liberal: Progressive Conservative: New Democratic: Leader since August 3, 2020: October 14, 2023: October 19, 2021 Leader's seat Humber-Gros Morne: Stephenville-Port au Port: St. John's Centre: Last election 22 seats, 48.24% 13 seats, 38.80% 2 seats, 8.02% Current seats 22 14 2
The premier is Newfoundland and Labrador's head of government, and the king of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador , and presides over that body.
Aiming to strengthen regional efforts to tackle climate change, Gov. Maura Healey signed resolutions Tuesday alongside Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey to reconvene energy and ...
Andrew Furey was elected leader on August 3, 2020. He was appointed as Premier on August 19, 2020, following Ball's resignation. [47] [48] On August 19, 2020, Furey was formally sworn in as Premier, along with his provincial cabinet. [49] On October 6, 2020, Furey won a by-election in Humber-Gros Morne; this gained him a seat in the legislature ...
21 June 2020 - NTV News hosted a virtual town hall debate with Abbott and Furey. 25 June 2020 - CBC NL hosted a debate with Abbott and Furey. 28 June 2020 - Deadline to become a party member or renew party membership so that one can be able to vote in the leadership election. [14] 3 August 2020 - Virtual convention held. Andrew Furey elected ...
March 27, 2021 – The preliminary results of the provincial election are announced, where Premier Andrew Furey is re-elected with a slim majority. [2] Alison Coffin, the party's leader, narrowly loses her seat in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi to Liberal candidate John Abbott.