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Yvonne Jones, MHA
Cartwright L'Anse au Clair
District
Leader of the Official
Opposition
Member of the House of Assembly
Management Commission
Opposition Critic for the
Premier
Opposition Critic for:
Fisheries and Aquaculture; Natural Resources; Labrador
Affairs; Aboriginal Affairs; Health and Community
Services; Status of Women.
Contact Information:
Confederation
Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL
A1B 4J6
Toll Free: 1-800-286-9118
Phone: (709) 729-6925 / 729-3391
Fax: (709) 729-5202
Email:
yvonnejones@gov.nl.ca |
Yvonne Jones has served as
the MHA for Cartwright – L’Anse au Clair for the past 15
years.
Ms. Jones was first
introduced to politics in 1991, with her election as Mayor
of her hometown, Mary’s Harbour, Labrador. In 1996, she ran
as an independent member and was elected to the House of
Assembly. Jones was elected for her second term as a Liberal
MHA in 1999 and then re-elected in 2003 and 2007. Since
then, she has served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the
Department of Works, Services and Transportation and to the
Department of Health. In 2003, she was appointed Minister of
Fisheries & Aquaculture, the first female in the province to
hold that position, as well as the Minister Responsible for
the Status of Women. She was appointed the Interim Leader of
the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and Leader of
the Official Opposition on November 15th, 2007’. On July 30,
2010, Yvonne became the official Leader of the Liberal Party
of Newfoundland and Labrador.
A graduate of West Viking College , Ms. Jones began her
career as a journalist and has worked throughout the
province as a news reporter. She also carried out contract
work as a researcher with Memorial University and as a
Resource Employment Counselor with Human Resources
Development Canada.
Ms. Jones is also an entrepreneur and has owned and operated
small businesses in Labrador in both the transportation and
tourism sectors.
Through her volunteer work with the Battle Harbour
Development Corporation, the Combined Councils of Labrador,
the Labrador Métis Nation and various literacy groups and
councils, Ms. Jones played a significant role in improving
the quality of life not only for the people of her district,
but for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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