Tom Rideout

Tom Rideout
4th Premier of Newfoundland
In office
March 22, 1989 – May 5, 1989
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorJames A. McGrath
Preceded byBrian Peckford
Succeeded byClyde Wells
MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale
In office
October 9, 2007 – June 30, 2008
Preceded byPaul Shelley
Succeeded byKevin Pollard
In office
September 16, 1975 – October 1, 1991
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byHarold Small
MHA for Lewisporte
In office
February 9, 1999 – October 9, 2007
Preceded byMelvin Penney
Succeeded byWade Verge
Personal details
Born
Thomas Gerald Rideout

(1948-06-25) June 25, 1948 (age 76)
Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland
Political partyProgressive Conservative (1982-present)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1975-1982)

Thomas "Tom" Gerald Rideout (born June 25, 1948) is a former Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Newfoundland from March 22, 1989 to May 5, 1989.