Thomas J. Hedderson (May 7, 1954 – August 8, 2022) was a Canadian politician in

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. He was a cabinet minister and served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the

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Kathy Dunderdale Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale (née Warren; born February 1952) is a politician and former MHA who served as the tenth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 3, 2010, to January 24, 2014. Dunderdale was born and raised i ...

. Hedderson represented the district of

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from 1999 until 2015, being re-elected three times. He previously held the portfolios of Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Transportation and Works, and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Before entering politics Hedderson worked as a principal. Hedderson died on August 8, 2022, at the age of 68.

Electoral record

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, Eugene Conway , align="right", 493 , align="right", 7.31% , align="right", , - , - , - ,

, Jean Dandenault , align="right", 323 , align="right", 5.81% , align="right", , - , - ,

, Mike Maher , align="right", 987 , align="right", 19.10% , align="right", , -

References

External links

Tom Hedderson's PC Party biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hedderson, Tom 1954 births 2022 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly