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The Honourable
Tom Rideout
4th Premier of Newfoundland
In office March 22, 1989 – May 5, 1989
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor
James A. McGrath
Preceded by
Brian Peckford
Succeeded by
Clyde Wells
MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale
In office October 9, 2007 – June 30, 2008
Preceded by
Paul Shelley
Succeeded by
Kevin Pollard
In office September 16, 1975 – October 1, 1991
Preceded by
New District
Succeeded by
Harold Small
MHA for Lewisporte
In office February 9, 1999 – October 9, 2007
Preceded by
Melvin Penney
Succeeded by
Wade Verge
Personal details
Born
Thomas Gerald Rideout
(1948-06-25) June 25, 1948 (age 76) Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland
Political party
Progressive Conservative (1982-present)
Other political affiliations
Liberal (1975-1982)
Thomas "Tom" Gerald Rideout (born June 25, 1948) is a former Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Newfoundland from March 22, 1989 to May 5, 1989.
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as N.L. Premier". CTV News. December 3, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2011. "Tom Marshall sworn in as 11th premier". CBC News. 24 January 2014. Retrieved...
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Party select Yvonne Jones as interim leader of the party. May 21, 2008: TomRideout resigns as Deputy Premier, Government House Leader and Minister of Fisheries...
Labrador, the RNC, and the Archdiocese of St. John's led interim Premier TomRideout to announce the appointment on March 31, 1989, of a Royal Commission...
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Lewisporte TomRideout 3,504 Todd Manuel 1,275 Garry Vatcher (Ind.) 159 TomRideout Terra Nova Paul Oram 3,114 Tom Lush 2,614 Herbert Ralph 218 Tom Lush Trinity...
Incumbent PC Liberal NDP Other Baie Verte—Springdale 55.78% turnout TomRideout 3,388 75.14% Glendon Bungay 798 17.70% Tim Howse 301 6.68% Vacant Bonavista...
project. On January 21, 1989, he announced he was leaving politics, TomRideout was chosen as his successor in March, and the PC Party was defeated in...
and Labrador In office October 30, 2007 – October 28, 2011 Preceded by TomRideout Succeeded by Nick McGrath Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House...
leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1989 but lost to TomRideout who subsequently appointed him Development Minister in his Cabinet. The...
Verte-Springdale In office August 27, 2008 – November 30, 2015 Preceded by TomRideout Succeeded by District Abolished Personal details Born 1958 Roddickton...
retired from politics in 1989 and was succeeded by TomRideout. A month after becoming Premier, Rideout's Progressive Conservative Party was defeated in the...
mariner whose boat was in dry dock undergoing repairs. The couple had a son, Tom, and daughter, Sarah, together and Dunderdale was a stay-at-home mom during...
Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government. TomRideout succeeded Peckford as party leader and Premier in March 1989. Patrick...
First Ballot: TomRideout 313 Len Simms 262 Neil Windsor 109 Loyola Hearn 83 Hal Barrett 22 Second Ballot (Barrett eliminated): TomRideout 363 Len Simms...
Assembly from 2014 until 2015. CBC News (December 19, 2015). "New House Speaker Tom Osborne first to be chosen by election". CBC. "Media Advisory: Members of...