Perry Trimper

The Honourable
Perry Trimper
MHA
Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Assumed office
August 8, 2017
Premier Dwight Ball
Lieutenant Governor Frank Fagan
Judy Foote
Preceded by Tom Osborne
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Lake Melville
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded by Keith Russell
Personal details
Political party Liberal

Perry Trimper is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Lake Melville as a member of the Liberal Party. Following the election, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Environment and Conservation.[2] He was dropped from cabinet on July 31, 2017,[3] but was subsequently proposed by Dwight Ball as a candidate for Speaker of the House of Assembly replacing Tom Osborne.[4] Trimper was elected speaker in a special August sitting of the House defeating fellow Liberal Pam Parsons.[5] He is the province's first Speaker from a Labrador district.

References

  1. ↑ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. ↑ "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC News. December 14, 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Cathy Bennett out, Tom Osborne in as finance minister amid cabinet shuffle". CBC News. July 31, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Perry Trimper running for speaker as Tories slam House opening in summer". NTV. August 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Trial by fire: Trimper elected House Speaker, presides over unexpected question period". CBC News. August 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.


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