John Finn (politician)

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John Finn
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Stephenville-Port au Port
In office
November 30, 2015 – April 17, 2019
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byTony Wakeham
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

John Finn is a Canadian politician, who represented Stephenville-Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2015 until 2019 as a member of the Liberal Party.[1]

Finn was elected in the 2015 provincial election.[1][2] He ran for re-election in the 2019 provincial election but was defeated.[3]

Prior to entering provincial politics, Finn worked with the Community Education Network in Stephenville as an employment counsellor and a housing and homelessness caseworker. He was elected to town council in Stephenville in 2013 serving until his election to the provincial legislature.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout". CBC News. December 1, 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Community service at the core of John Finn | SaltWire".