Carol Anne Haley Explained

Carol Anne Haley (born 27 January 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the district of Burin-Grand Bank in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2015 until 2021.

Haley was elected in the 2015 provincial election.^[1] She served as chief government whip in the House of Assembly.

On November 8, 2018, Haley was promoted to cabinet as Minister Responsible for the Status of Women.^{[2] [3]}

She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election defeating former MHA and MP Bill Matthews.^{[4] [5]}

On August 14, 2020 Haley announced she would not be seeking re-election and would resign as Status of Women Minister when the incoming Furey government was sworn in on August 19, 2020.^{[6] [7]}

Prior to her election to the legislature, Haley was a special assistant to federal Member of Parliament Judy Foote.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-11-30/article-4360631/Haley-wins-Burin-Grand-Bank-for-Liberals/1 "Haley wins Burin-Grand Bank for Liberals"
2. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet shuffle brings in new faces | SaltWire.
3. Web site: Dwight Ball recruits new blood for cabinet to replace Kirby, Joyce. CBC News. November 8, 2018. 2019-05-25.
4. Web site: Bill Matthews is a Tory again and running in this year's provincial election. CBC News. 23 April 2019. 16 May 2019.
5. Web site: Carol Anne Haley re-elected for Liberals in Burin-Grand Banks. The Packet. 17 May 2019. 19 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518034406/https://www.thepacket.ca/news/local/nl-votes-carol-anne-haley-re-elected-for-liberals-in-burin-grand-bank-312741/. 18 May 2019.
6. Web site: Carol Anne Haley resigning as status of women minister CBC News.
7. News: Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet . 19 August 2020 . CBC News . 19 August 2020.