Terry French (politician)

Terry French
Mayor of Conception Bay South
In office
2017–2021[1]
Preceded bySteve Tessier
Succeeded byDarrin Bent[2]
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 19, 2012 – September 19, 2014
Preceded byDerrick Dalley
In office
November 27, 2009 – October 28, 2011
Preceded byClyde Jackman
Succeeded byDerrick Dalley
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Conception Bay South
In office
2002 – September 19, 2014
Preceded byBob French
Succeeded byRex Hillier
Minister of Environment and Conservation of
Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 28, 2011 – October 19, 2012
Preceded byRoss Wiseman
Succeeded byTom Hedderson
Personal details
BornConception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationExecutive Assistant

Terry French MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. French represented the district of Conception Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2002 to 2014. He was acclaimed as mayor of Conception Bay South in the 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections.[3]

He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 2002 by-election held following the death of his father Bob French, who had represented the riding since 1996.[4]

He served in the cabinets of Danny Williams, Kathy Dunderdale and Tom Marshall. He has served as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Minister of Environment and Conservation and as the Minister of Justice.[5][6][7] On September 19, 2014, French resigned his Conception Bay South seat.[8]

In 2015, he was named president of the Construction Labour Relations Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.[9]

  1. ^ "Council Swearing in Ceremony". 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ @VOCMBen (29 September 2021). "Still waiting for the finals polls, but things are looking clear in the @TownofCBS.Darrin Bent tells me he is hum…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. ^ "Terry French quitting politics for career in private sector". CBC News. September 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "Premier appoints new minister, shuffles two others". The Telegram. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Dunderdale unveils leaner cabinet". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Dunderdale shuffles the deck". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "French Bids Farewell to Political Life". VOCM. September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "CLRA Appointments". Construction Labour Relations Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. Construction Labour Relations Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. 11 March 2020.