15th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Incumbent
Assumed office November 14, 2023
Monarch
Charles III
Governor General
Mary Simon
Premier
Andrew Furey
Preceded by
Judy Foote
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's Centre
In office February 22, 1996 – October 21, 2003
Preceded by
Hubert Kitchen
Succeeded by
Shawn Skinner
Personal details
Political party
Liberal
Alma mater
Memorial University
Joan Marie AylwardONL is a former Canadian politician serving as the 15th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She previously sat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberals. She represented the electoral district of St. John's Centre.[1]
She was educated at the General Hospital School of Nursing, completing her nursing degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland.[2] Aylward was an intensive care nurse at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital. From 1984 to 1990, she served on the faculty of the St. Clare's School of Nursing. Aylward served five years as president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses Union.[3]
She served in the Newfoundland cabinet as Minister of Social Services, as Minister of Health, as Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, as Minister of Finance and as president of Treasury Board.[2]
On October 12, 2023, Aylward was named by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, replacing Judy Foote.[4] She was sworn in on November 14, 2023.[5]
^Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011: St. John's Centre. CBC News.
^"Cabinet sworn in". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. February 15, 1999.
^"Joan Marie Aylward named as next N.L. lieutenant-governor". CBC News. October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
^Whitten, Elizabeth (November 14, 2023). "N.L. installs newest lieutenant-governor, Joan Marie Aylward, in swearing-in ceremony". CBC News. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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