née warren february canadian politician served tenth premier newfoundland canada december january born raised entering politics worked fields community development communications fisheries social work foray politics member town council served deputy mayor candidate general election served president general election elected member elected general elections resigned post february served times holding natural resources deputy premier developed reputation high profile members williams premier resignation williams leader led party victory october election female premier province history sixth woman serve premier history canada background born raised newfoundland mother alice father norman children received high school diploma attending social work dropped university married met late husband captain home university summer captain british master boat dry dock undergoing repairs couple son tom daughter sarah stay home mom formative years husband sailed world children grew older worked away home different volunteer roles early 1980s action committee successfully lobbied reverse decision shut fish plant committee successful plant remains operation worked social worker provincial accepted offer appeals board served town council worked array organizations including local school board president husband retired sea children moved away university heavily involved consulting company husband started help found organization works women involved trades technology sector newfoundland husband moved currently lives district husband diagnosed cancer died age politics elected town council served deputy mayor got involved provincial served female president organization honorary member director district provincial election ran liberal cabinet minister knew win election felt send premier message way treating municipalities leadership election served chair successful campaign minister elected newfoundland assembly general election defeating liberal cabinet minister votes taking percent popular vote following election brought cabinet minister minister responsible rural july cabinet shuffle williams appointed minister natural resources minister responsible forestry agency elected general election taking popular vote candidates remained natural resources minister following election october williams appointed serve deputy premier minister responsible status women continuing serve previous february march assumed duties acting premier newfoundland williams took leave absence undergo heart surgery florida minister natural resources time minister natural resources negotiated signed dollar development deals august premier williams consortium oil companies led signed deal develop oil field oil field second largest oil field coast province estimated million barrels oil reserves province gain billion royalties jobs project year later june government announced negotiated agreement oil companies expand oil field province negotiated percent equity stake south extension projected add billion province november premier williams joined nova scotia premier announcing billion agreement develop phase newfoundland corporation signed partnership agreement nova scotia develop development power falls transferred island newfoundland underwater transmission link underwater transmission link bring power nova scotia newfoundland use percent power able shut oil burning thermal generating station power billion sell customers nova scotia remaining percent sold markets atlantic_canada premier december sworn newfoundland tenth premier taking williams retired politics day female premier province history sixth female canada lead province territory december held minor cabinet shuffle replace minister natural resources rural development minister took duties minister natural resources replaced party leadership sworn premier announced seeking leadership serve role premier leadership election held spring december announced running leadership party final decision christmas december cabinet ministers seen likely leadership candidates announced seek leadership party men said encouraging run endorse campaign entered race december garnered support cabinet ministers finance minister municipal affairs minister brien opted running leadership threw support entering race announced candidacy party leadership december endorsed entire caucus originally stated step premier decided run leadership announcing candidacy said step challenges leadership january hour nominations set close leadership election blogger mayor filed nomination papers challenger day party credentials committee announced ineligible entering race unable collect signatures needed party members nominated appealed party decision announced january rules committee upheld previous ruling credentials committee ineligible run officially named leader designate sworn leader party convention april general election september met lieutenant governor requested dissolution 46th general_assembly election follow october overwhelming lead public opinion polls party roughly bank considered election lose released party platform september stressed need fiscal restraint platform included new spending year platform included continuing freeze post secondary tuition eventually eliminating loans favour needs based grants payroll tax years investing surplus public pension funds reviewing province income tax rates ensure progressive competitive continuing payments province direct debt creating population growth strategy moving forward development improving health care wait times election night progressive conservatives won province seats fewer seats party held election won seats elected win female canadian history lead party victory general election october new cabinet sworn elimination restructuring government departments reduced cabinet members including created skills takes majority responsibilities defunct labour employment eliminated merged create departments create labour disputes entering premier chair faced ongoing dispute province doctors government contract negotiations november doctors announced government latest offer percent wage increase felt swearing premier stated earlier week asked health minister finance minister meet newfoundland later day work resolution dispute meeting announced hoped deal signed province doctors christmas announced soon sworn wanted end year long strike involved home care workers government called settle dispute refused involved seeing workers direct employees provincial government days taking office government reached agreement workers unanimously accepted ending day strike december marshall joined president announce tentative agreement provincial government doctors reached offer included percent atlantic canadian years agreement pay equity specialists retention bonuses fee service rural physicians result new deal doctors november rescinded september government announced year tentative agreement reached newfoundland association public private employees province largest public sector union deal reached months negotiations point released radio television advertisements criticizing government saying province economy laid employees told unions expect modest increase pay tentative deal included wage freeze years deal cent increase pay year cent wage increase year time employees receive signing bonus temporary seasonal time workers pro rated bonus new job evaluation system significant monetary benefits employees weeks reaching agreement government announced tentative agreements agreements similar structure government reached energy policy major focuses development phase weeks premier williams premier nova scotia signed partnership agreement develop dollar development official meeting prime minister february asked government support loan guarantee loan guarantee reduce cost project millions resulting lower electricity rates consumers throne speech premier read lieutenant governor march significant focus placed development campaign stop federal election endorsed harper harper committed loan guarantee august canada natural resources minister announced memorandum agreement loan guarantee oliver stated loan guarantee place end november november loan guarantee finalized simultaneous news conference held halifax december announced officially sanctioned development nation energy plan time natural resources minister promoted need national energy plan include east west power grid spanning country meeting july selected help draft national energy strategy behalf council meeting compared conflict british columbia premier alberta premier pipeline conflicts newfoundland dealing province quebec wade conflict stated don agree provinces able use geographical location hold economic development sister provinces best interests country went need difficult conversations needed find resolutions work education reorganization government departments post secondary education portfolio removed new skills post secondary education new department responsible advanced studies responsibilities labour employment responsible education early childhood learning province libraries education budget government announced province english school boards consolidated french school board remain number school boards province reduced boards time student newfoundland declined cent government faced criticism amalgamation people education system despite minister announced appointment transition team amalgamation april plan new school board place september year budget saw reductions affect areas administration learning resources support district based supports minister said reduction allocation regular classroom teachers stated newfoundland best student teacher ratio country post secondary education government tuition fees province public post secondary institutions freeze led province having lowest tuition fees country party election platform announced elected government continue tuition freeze gradually phase student loans replace needs based grants provincial budget included year plan announced government review budget include million budget cut changes college programming budget announced program high school program designed adults complete high school removed curriculum program administered private sector non profit organizations government stating cent people enrolled attended letter editor skills minister wrote costs approximately provide student private school average cost student province times cost atlantic provinces college north atlantic president ceo announced elimination number programs campuses low later announced addition new programs considered demand fiscal policy time premier province experienced major economic expansion mainly result offshore oil industry years sluggish growth annual province started recording large starting dollars paid province debt government spending increased considerably report general noted spending increased percent year period finance minister defended spending saying province play decades global recession forced governments spending economies afloat despite warnings control spending budget saw spending increase percent spending focused infrastructure health care social programs areas budget included tax credits child care volunteer fire fighters percent residential energy home heating fuel equal provincial portion budget raised threshold payroll tax exemption million million despite million surplus previous year surplus coming year province net debt expected increase billion billion november government released fall economic update announced surplus fiscal year projected million added surplus going debt financial statements released january surplus million overall debt falling billion february delivered speech laid conservative course stated days big spending time public spending said virtually new spending upcoming provincial budget government departments told find savings ordered government programs said goal decade radically decrease newfoundland debt load achieve capita debt canadian average fiscal restraint key message march speech throne speech announced government departments programs review later stated government looking million savings upcoming fiscal year key services exempt cuts budget delivered finance minister marshall april stark contrast budget ministers warning months temporary positions cut public service review programs found million savings lower million previously mentioned government spending actually increased budget cent rate inflation government estimated oil average barrel year result lower oil production caused maintenance offshore oil province record deficit million marshall stated eliminated deficit year cuts government decided run deficit years going government announced years embark core mandate analysis growth program spending rate inflation reduce newfoundland debt level province average months budget delivered announced government cut travel leave vacant positions drop oil prices day news conference crude close reference point oil produced offshore newfoundland stood barrel previous month drop price oil government estimates results nearly million provincial treasury meant deficit year expected climb million dollars time finance minister marshall released mid year economic update december estimated deficit total million fiscal year time named best fiscal performer canada institute measured performance time office fiscal year looked performance core components fiscal policy government spending taxes debt received score possible report mention strong performance regards government spending province significant economic growth ability growth spending january held surprise cabinet shuffle saw minister marshall finance appointed minister natural resources replaced served natural resources minister october contract negotiations underway public sector unions minister kennedy appointment called warning shot union leaders opposition minister kennedy considered tough minister finance round contract negotiations prior announcing provincial budget kennedy warned brought control province face billion deficit coming fiscal year province debt increase billion years figures lower budget brought march government projecting deficit million fiscal year roughly public sector jobs eliminated spending cuts totalling million fishery policy tenure premier fisheries portfolio seen significant ministerial level years appointed fourth minister fisheries fourth minister appointment october following appointment representative fish food union said hoped minister stay portfolio longer period time seventh minister portfolio years fisheries minister minister succeeded williams premier remained minister provincial election took portfolio months later king succeeded minister year opposition parties criticized government appointment saying ministers showed plan fishery february government rejected report prepared independent committee called massive fishing industry report understanding released province called million spent achieve substantial cuts industry time minister dismissed report immediately saying million price tag expensive opposition parties union leaders highly critical government dismissing report leader calling minister resign october provincial election said got people chasing fish plants going collapse fail sound economic models said fishing industry fish processing plants need close minister represents district relies heavily fishing industry continued face criticism performance fisheries portfolio elected votes day winning majority government stated interview tough decisions industry stated structural problems fishery government ready tough decisions long swore new cabinet weeks election succeeded minister fisheries february government announced stop providing funding year period provincial government provided roughly million grant money things like research marketing fisheries technology programs minister king cited union criticism provincial government reason stating matter province concerned self interest interests industry minimum processing requirements fish caught coast newfoundland required minimal level processing provincial fish plants objective ensure province fishery generates maximum economic employment benefits province requirements known minimum processing requirements requirements issue province years numerous reasons including cost processing labour availability markets interested processed fish minister fisheries grant company minimum processing requirements november provincial government appointed backed claims losing millions dollars year operating fish plant december company announced permanently close fish processing plants invest money plants province following week asked provincial government exemption export fish return nearly doubling workforce company plant fortune minister king reacted positively proposed idea said government consider negotiations deal tense minister criticizing company pressure tactics try deal said damage control world minister king comments february government rejected proposal drop company saying best interest province mid october workers fortune fish plant voted unanimously favour allowing ship raw fish china processing return time jobs plant represented workers opposed ship raw product held cabinet shuffle october appointed tourism minister new minister fisheries news conference held december minister announced government allow ship cent overseas processing cent return total year round jobs fortune fish plant company vessels sea years minimum processing requirements issue announced speech loan guarantee project nearly fell apart said federal government tried pressure eliminating eleventh hour loan guarantee negotiations help secure trade deal said willing look minimum processing requirements willing tie loan guarantee october minister responsible trade fisheries minister announced government supported agreement principle announced early day ministers said trade agreement game fishing industry agreement eliminate european_union years ratification deal expected occur return eliminating minimum processing requirement high import restrictions fish eliminated day comes effect currently cent duty free cent duty free following conclusion negotiations said provinces federal government accept deal eliminate minimum processing requirements fish right away exchange concessions later said refused deal eventually able negotiate current arrangement government felt eliminating safe trade away feel european countries compete newfoundland fish plants higher operating costs countries october held major news conference fishery rooms cabinet ministers industry officials announced federal provincial governments investing million years fishery federal government portion money totalled million provincial portion million money compensation province eliminating minimum processing requirements european_union premier said government plans work industry officials money spent said invested things research development new marketing initiatives infrastructure access information bill june government brought forth controversial legislation known bill reformed province amendments act expanded government ability deny access information keeping ministerial secret ignoring requests information cabinet ministers barring general wider array records respond requests pushed fees increased opposition leaders immediately condemned bill said team bill expert international access information laws called key changes act breathtaking said province rank lower world countries new legislation people assembled outside confederation building protest bill newfoundland information commissioner said bill bad thing stop access job led day eventually ended government invoked closure debate leader accusation government racist referring criticism bill cited government reasons end debate september long time cabinet minister announced leaving sit independent cited leadership reason said turning point debate bill said voted favour new legislation support october cabinet justice minister responsible bill justice portfolio minister affairs portfolio change considered stated collins handling bill connected time cabinet shuffle created bring different departments aid communications efforts new office responsible access information established october includes rural voluntary office innovation business rural development minister appointed minister responsible office appointed parliamentary secretary office days appointment announced government looking putting restaurant inspection reports online public viewing spent obtaining inspection reports earlier year criticized service minister debate bill november minister announced public government website recent health inspection reports restaurants opposition parties agreed government decision reports available online liberal said doubt response bill criticism investigation intended test access information following bill discovered departments agencies refusing release previously available details public employees home base salaries media bill deputy minister justice said provisions act enabled public bonuses offered public service employees changed minister confirmed base salary salary range plus range possible bonuses available said change information salaries voluntary personal security february premier office announced incidents premier december police protecting office contacted report incidents felt necessary precaution assign security premier spoke issue following day said privacy reasons partially reluctant bodyguard respects decision said police asked comment issue stay led need security public opinion support government saw steady decline poll released days premier conducted took office showed cent population satisfied government cent vote election percent chose williams best leader premier poll conducted february showed support government remained high satisfaction government cent cent respondents said vote election cent respondents stated best choice premier compared cent liberal leader cent angus public opinion angus poll conducted time listed second popular premier canada percent approval rating percent respondents disapproved performance percent sure approved disapproved performance time provincial election called september support government fallen public opinion polls party entered campaign support levels high fifties remained choice premier october led party victory winning cent popular vote consistent polling campaign initial bounce polls following election support decline right resignation premier saw personal numbers big hit party support government satisfaction decline november cent respondents poll thought best choice premier cent year earlier progressive conservatives remained place support fallen points year cent government satisfaction fallen remained high percent respondents completely satisfied angus poll released december showed declining support year cent polled approved job premier cent disapproved march poll showed fallen cent indicating supported new democrats cent supporting cent support michael surpassed asked best premier michael cent cent poll people dissatisfied government performance satisfied angus poll released april rating performance provincial showed unpopular premier country approval rating tied british_columbia cent cent respondents said disapproved performance premier poll conducted continued declining support government cent surveyed felt best choice premier michael ball dissatisfaction government increased cent compared cent indicated dissatisfied year earlier support progressive conservatives fell cent liberals tied cent cent respectively poll showed cent respondents plan vote significant increase cent november end satisfaction administration saw significant increase support party saw little change poll according november poll satisfaction government points cent dissatisfaction cent quarter decided voters thought best choice premier michael points ball large drop support percent party moved second place cent decided voters indicating vote party election opened wide lead cent decided voters saying vote party election resignation january initially reported media outlets day announced resigning premier january speech stated know time step know time step time announcement followed months poor performance opinion polls finance minister sworn premier interim party leader january marshall hold post party permanent leader february sent news releasing announcing resigning end day ending half year career provincial politics electoral record party leader
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