The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador) is the cabinet of the Canadian province.
Almost always made up of members of the province's House of Assembly the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
The cabinet is selected by the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and is sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.
Like at the federal level the most important cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.
Current Cabinet
The current cabinet has been in place since soon after the 2003 provincial election. The cabinet is derived from the caucus of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. There was a cabinet shuffle on October 1 2004, several days after Elizabeth Marshall announced her resignation as Health Minister.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
and Minister Responsible for Business |
Danny Williams |
(2003-) |
Minister of Human Resources and Employment
and Minister responsible for the Status of Women
|
Joan Burke |
(2003-) |
Minister of Mines and Energy
and Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods
and Government House Leader
|
Ed Byrne |
(2003-) |
Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs
and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
|
Jack Byrne |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development
|
Kathy Dunderdale |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Health and Community Services
|
John Ottenheimer |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General
|
Tom Marshall |
(2003-) |
Minister of Environment
and Minister of Labour
|
Tom Osborne |
(2003-) |
Minister of Education
and Minister of Youth Services and Post-secondary Education
|
Tom Hedderson |
(2004-) |
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
and Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs
|
Trevor Taylor |
(2003-) |
Minister of Works, Services and Transportation
and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs
|
Tom Rideout |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
|
Paul Shelley |
(2003-) |
Minister of Finance
and President of Treasury Board
|
Loyola Sullivan |
(2003-) |
Minister of Government Services and Lands
and Minister responsible for the Strategic Social Plan
|
Dianne Whalen |
(2003-) |
