Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
John Hogan | |
Office1: | Minister of Health and Community Services |
Term Start1: | 19 July 2024 |
Predecessor1: | Tom Osborne |
Term Start2: | 8 April 2021 |
Predecessor2: | Andrew Parsons |
Term Start3: | 8 April 2021 |
Term End3: | 19 July 2024 |
Predecessor3: | Steve Crocker |
Successor3: | Bernard Davis |
Assembly4: | Newfoundland and Labrador House of |
Constituency Am4: | Windsor Lake |
Term Start4: | 27 March 2021 |
Predecessor4: | Ches Crosbie |
Party: | Liberal |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
John Hogan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Windsor Lake as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] [3]
Hogan is a graduate of Memorial University (BSc, 2000) and Dalhousie University (LLB, 2003). Hogan was called to the Ontario bar in 2004. He then returned to Newfoundland and Labrador where he was called to the bar in 2005. In 2014, Hogan started his own law firm, WPH Law. He has previously served on two occasions as an elected member to the Memorial University Board of Regents.[4] Hogan served as counsel for the provincial Consumer Advocate at the Commission of Inquiry Respecting the Muskrat Falls Project.[5] [6] [7] [8]
On April 8, 2021, Hogan was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General.[9] [10] [11] On July 5, 2024, Health Minister Tom Osborne resigned; Hogan was named interim Health Minister. On July 19, 2024, he was appointed as Minister of Health and Community Services.[12]