Rex Vincent Gibbons (born 1946) is a geologist, educator and former politician in
Newfoundland
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. He represented
St. John's West St. John's West could refer to:
* St. John's West (federal electoral district)
* St. John's West (provincial electoral district)
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in the
Newfoundland House of Assembly
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from 1989 to 1997.
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Biography
He was born in Lumsden and was educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland
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and the California Institute of Technology
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, receiving a PhD
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in Geology. He went on to study Moon rocks
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and lunar soils at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. In 1976, Gibbons returned to Newfoundland, becoming head of the Publications and Information section of the Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy, also serving as coordinator of public relations and advertising for the Mines branch of the department. He was an associate editor for ''Geoscience Canada'' and served on the board of regents for Memorial University.Minister of Natural Resources
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. He resigned his seat in April 1997 to run for the St. John's West St. John's West could refer to:
* St. John's West (federal electoral district)
* St. John's West (provincial electoral district)
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seat in the Canadian House of Commons but came in a close second to Progressive Conservative Charlie Power.[ He ran in the 2007 provincial election in St. John's South but lost by a wide margin.]
References
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1946 births
Living people
California Institute of Technology alumni
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly