Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2023[1]
Preceded by
David Brazil (interim)
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2023
Preceded by
David Brazil (interim)
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Stephenville-Port au Port
Incumbent
Assumed office May 16, 2019
Preceded by
John Finn
Personal details
Born
July 16
Political party
Progressive Conservative
Residence
Kippens, Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupation
Public servant Businessman
Tony Wakeham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election, and was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[2][3] He represents the electoral district of Stephenville-Port au Port as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. On January 17, 2023, Wakeham announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election.[4] He won the election and became Leader of the Opposition.[5]
In 2018, Wakeham ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, but was defeated by St. John's lawyer Ches Crosbie. The final tally was Crosbie with 2,298.92 and Wakeham with 1,701.08 points respectively.[6][7][8]
Prior to entering politics, Wakeham was the CEO of Labrador-Grenfell Health Authority, was a franchisee of many KFC restaurants[9][10] and has served as the President of both the Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association and Basketball Canada.
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^"Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election". CBC News. Oct 14, 2023. Retrieved Oct 14, 2023.
^"Tony Wakeham launches PC leadership quest with promises of new ideas, rebuilding confidence in party - Newfoundland & Labrador - CBC News". www.cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^"The new leader of the Progressive Conservative party in N.L. has a familiar last name". CBC News. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^"Ches Crosbie is the new leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's PC party". The Telegram. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^"Liberals on the offensive, while PCs promise big in Stephenville-Port au Port showdown". www.cbc.ca. May 9, 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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