Carol Anne Haley

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.[1]

The Honourable
Carol Anne Haley
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Burin-Grand Bank
In office
November 30, 2015 – January 15, 2021
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPaul Pike
Personal details
Born (1972-01-27) January 27, 1972
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceFortune, Newfoundland and Labrador

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]

References
  1. "Haley wins Burin-Grand Bank for Liberals" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. The Telegram, November 30, 2015.
  2. "Newfoundland and Labrador cabinet shuffle brings in new faces | SaltWire".
  3. "Dwight Ball recruits new blood for cabinet to replace Kirby, Joyce". CBC News. November 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  4. "Bill Matthews is a Tory again and running in this year's provincial election". CBC News. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "Carol Anne Haley re-elected for Liberals in Burin-Grand Banks". The Packet. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. "Carol Anne Haley resigning as status of women minister | CBC News".
  7. "Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet". CBC News. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.


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