Carol Anne Haley (born 27 January 1972) is a
Canadian
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politician, who represented the district of
Burin-Grand Bank
Burin-Grand Bank is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador represented by a member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 Newfoundland ...
in the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Bu ...
from 2015 until 2021.
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Haley was elected in the 2015 provincial election.]["Haley wins Burin-Grand Bank for Liberals"]
. ''The Telegram
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In August 2024, following its sale to Postme ...
'', November 30, 2015. She served as chief government whip
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in the House of Assembly.
On November 8, 2018, Haley was promoted to cabinet as Minister Responsible for the Status of Women.
She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election defeating former MHA and MP Bill Matthews
William Matthews (born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician.
Political career
Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister ...
.
On August 14, 2020 Haley announced she would not be seeking re-election and would resign as Status of Women Minister when the incoming Furey government was sworn in on August 19, 2020.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Haley was a special assistant to federal Member of Parliament Judy Foote
Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to hold the position.
Prior to her appointment as ...
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References
1972 births
Living people
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Women government ministers of Canada
Women MHAs in Newfoundland and Labrador
People from Grand Bank
21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
21st-century Canadian women politicians
People from Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador
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