John Hickey (Canadian politician)

The Honourable
John Hickey
Minister of Labrador Affairs of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
July 5, 2006 – September 19, 2011
Preceded byTrevor Taylor
Succeeded byNick McGrath
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Lake Melville
In office
2003 – September 19, 2011
Preceded byErnie McLean
Succeeded byKeith Russell
Minister of Transportation and Works of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
July 5, 2006 – October 30, 2007
Preceded byTrevor Taylor
Succeeded byDianne Whalen
Mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
In office
October 2, 2017 – December 14, 2017
Preceded byJamie Snook
Succeeded byWally Andersen
Personal details
Bornc. 1955
Died (aged 62)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyProgressive Conservative

John Hickey (c. 1955 – December 14, 2017) was a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Lake Melville in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2003 to 2011. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and served in the Cabinets of Danny Williams and Kathy Dunderdale.[1]

On July 5, 2006, Hickey was appointed to the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister of Labrador Affairs.[2] Following the 2007 election, Hickey remained in cabinet as Minister of Labrador Affairs, but lost the transportation portfolio.[3][4]

On June 22, 2011, Hickey confirmed that he would not seek re-election in the October 2011 provincial election.[5][6]

Prior to entering provincial politics, Hickey was a municipal councillor in Happy Valley-Goose Bay for 15 years, and served as mayor in 2003.[7]

In 2013, Hickey ran for mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, but was defeated.[7] He ran again in the 2017 municipal election,[7] and was elected mayor by more than 800 votes.[8]

On December 9, 2017, Hickey was seriously injured when he accidentally shot himself in the face in a hunting accident.[9] He died on December 14, aged 62.[10][11]

  1. ^ "John Hickey". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. ^ "Cabinet shuffle follows N.L. audit scandal". CBC News. July 5, 2006. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. ^ "Williams recruits 5 rookies for expanded N.L. cabinet". CBC News. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  4. ^ "High expectations for 2 Labrador cabinet ministers". CBC News. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  5. ^ "Labrador minister John Hickey bows out". CBC News. June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  6. ^ "Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Former mayor, MHA eyes old job on Happy Valley-Goose Bay council". CBC News. August 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  8. ^ "John Hickey new mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay". The Telegram. September 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  9. ^ "Happy Valley-Goose Bay mayor suffers gunshot to the face while out trapping". CBC News. December 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  10. ^ "'All-around good man': John Hickey, Happy Valley-Goose Bay mayor, dies from gunshot injury". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, December 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "John Hickey, Labrador mayor shot in the face in hunting accident, has died". CTV News, December 15, 2017.