Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
le Conseil exécutif de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
AbbreviationEC
Formation1832 (1832)
Legal statusAdvisory body
Charles III
Lieutenant Governor
Her Honour The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward
President of Executive Council
Andrew Furey
Websitehttps://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/

The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (in French: le Conseil exécutif de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, but informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador, and in French: le Cabinet de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is the cabinet headed by the lieutenant governor and composed of the ministers in office. The Executive Council is composed only of ministers in office, and is the official body by which Cabinet's constitutional advice is given to the lieutenant governor.

The Executive Council is thus similar in structure and role to the federal King's Privy Council for Canada, though smaller in size, and, whereas the federal cabinet is a committee of the King's Privy Council, the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador and Cabinet of Newfoundland one and the same. Also, unlike the King's Privy Council, members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador are not appointed for life, and are not entitled to post-nominal letters due to their position.

The Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, as representative of the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, heads the council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case. The Lieutenant Governor, advised by the Premier, determines which portfolios will be created. Ministers organize their department and present legislation for the new ministry if none exists. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister, the vice-regal, are selected by the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor.

The Executive Council has offices and meetings at Confederation Building East Block.

Current Cabinet

Members are listed in order of precedence.[1][2] The Table of Precedence prescribes that order of precedence within this group be determined in order of appointment to Executive Council with ties broken by order of election to the House of Assembly. On June 14, 2023, Premier Furey shuffled his cabinet.[3]

Lieutenant Governor
Her Honour The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward (2023–present)
Portfolio Minister
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
President of Executive Council
Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs
 Andrew Furey
Deputy Premier
Minister of Finance
President of Treasury Board
Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission
Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation		 Siobhan Coady
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Minister Responsible for the Public Procurement Agency		 John Abbott
Minister without portfolio Derrick Bragg
Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills Gerry Byrne
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
Government House Leader		 Steve Crocker
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs
Deputy Government House Leader		 Lisa Dempster
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Minister Responsible for Labour
Minister Responsible for Workplace NL		 Bernard Davis
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Elvis Loveless
Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs
Registrar General		 John Haggie
Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Attorney General		 John Hogan
Minister of Education Krista Howell
Minister of Health and Community Services Tom Osborne
Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology Andrew Parsons
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development
Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities		 Paul Pike
Minister of Digital Government and Service NL
Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer
Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs		 Sarah Stoodley
Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality Pam Parsons

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet". CBC News. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Apr 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis. VOCM News, June 14, 2023.
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