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Her Honour the Honourable
Judy Foote
PC ONL
14th Lieutenant Governor of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Assumed office
May 3, 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor General
Premier
Preceded byFrank Fagan
Minister of Public Services and Procurement
In office
November 4, 2015 – August 24, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDiane Finley
Succeeded byCarla Qualtrough
Member of Parliament
for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 30, 2017
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byChurence Rogers
Member of Parliament
for Random—Burin—St. George's
In office
October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byBill Matthews
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Grand Bank
In office
February 22, 1996 – October 9, 2007
Preceded byBill Matthews
Succeeded byDarin King
Personal details
Born
Judy May Crowley[1]

(1952-06-23) June 23, 1952 (age 72)
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyLiberal
SpouseHoward Foote
Children3
ResidenceSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Alma materMemorial University of Newfoundland, Lambton College
OccupationJournalist
Websitewww.govhouse.nl.ca

Judy May Foote PC ONL (née Crowley; born June 23, 1952)[1] is a Canadian former politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 14th since the province joined Canadian Confederation in 1949. She is the first woman to hold the position.[2]

Prior to her appointment as viceregal representative of the Queen in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, Foote was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the ridings of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (2015-2017) and Random—Burin—St. George's (2008-2015). She was the federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement from 2015 until her August 24, 2017 resignation from cabinet and Parliament for family reasons.[3][4]

Early life

Foote was born on June 23, 1952 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador.[5] She was the head of Memorial University of Newfoundland's university relations division before she entered politics.[6]

Political career

Foote served as the communications director for premier Clyde Wells before she ran for an elected position.[6]

Foote represented the electoral district of Grand Bank in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2007 as a member of the Liberal Party.[6]

She served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Development and Rural Renewal from 1996 to 1997, as Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology from 1997 to 1998, as Minister of Education from 1998 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003.[5] In February 2003, Foote became Newfoundland's Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development in a cabinet shuffle.[7] Foote was narrowly reelected by 43 votes after a recount reduced her initial 50-vote lead in the Newfoundland and Labrador general election in October 2003.[8]

In 2007, Foote stepped down from the House of Assembly after she won the Liberal party nomination for Random—Burin—St. George's against former Newfoundland cabinet minister Oliver Langdon and businessman Roger Jamieson to run in the 2008 Canadian federal election.[6] Foote was then elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2008, succeeding longtime Liberal MP Bill Matthews. In 2009, Foote, along with the other five Liberal MPs from Newfoundland, voted against the 2009 Canadian federal budget because it went against funding promises made to the province in the 1985 Atlantic Accord.[9][10]

Foote became the Liberal Deputy House Leader in September 2010, but after she was reelected in the 2011 Canadian federal election, she accepted the position of Liberal Whip, which she held until the 2015 federal election.[5][11]

Minister of Public Services and Procurement

Upon the Liberal victory in 2015, she joined the cabinet as Minister of Public Services and Procurement. She received the highest percentage of votes of any candidate nationwide in the 2015 election winning her seat with nearly 82% of all votes. In the House of Commons, Foote was seated next to Justin Trudeau during the Liberal Party's time in Government until her resignation.

In May 2016 Foote appeared alongside premier Dwight Ball to announce that $250 million will be loaned to the provincial government from the federal government to reduce controversial taxes proposed in the provincial budget and Foote also said that more federal help for the province is coming in the future.[12]

Foote was the minister responsible for overseeing the roll-out of the Phoenix pay system in 2016. That system has had serious problems with underpayments and over payments, and the opposition NDP have suggested that Foote take more responsibility for the problems.[13]

On August 24, 2017, following a leave of absence for personal reasons since April 2017, Foote announced she was resigning from the federal cabinet and her seat as an MP because she had learned that she carries the BRCA2 cancer-causing gene and that she had passed it on to her children.[3][4] However, she said that she was cancer-free at the time and her children were "well."[4]

Lieutenant Governor

On March 20, 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Foote to succeed Frank Fagan as the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.[14][15] She is the first woman to be appointed as the viceregal representative for the province.[16] Foote was sworn in on May 3, 2018.[2]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Judy M. Foote 28,704 81.80 +27.33 $40,957.22
Conservative Mike Windsor 3,534 10.07 –20.43 $7,929.44
New Democratic Jenn Brown 2,557 7.29 –6.66 $616.65
Green Tyler John Colbourne 297 0.85 –0.03 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 35,092 100.00   $214,042.22
Total rejected ballots 173 0.49 –
Turnout 35,265 57.36 –
Eligible voters 61,475
Liberal notional hold Swing +23.88
Source: Elections Canada,[17][18]
2011 Canadian federal election: Random—Burin—St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Judy Foote 12,914 49.65 -4.10
Conservative John Ottenheimer 8,322 32.00 +11.49
New Democratic Stella Magalios 4,465 17.17 -6.60
Green Tanya Gutmanis 307 1.18 -0.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit 26,008 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 120 0.46 +0.06
Turnout 26,128 45.80 +4.73 –
Eligible voters 57,047 – –
Random—Burin—St. George's - Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy Foote 12,557 53.7
New Democratic Terry White 5,553 23.8
Conservative Herb Davis 4,791 20.5
Green Kaitlin Wainwright 462 2.0
Total valid votes 23,363
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row
Grand Bank - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy Foote 3101 49.32%
Progressive Conservative Darin King 3058 48.53% –
NDP Bill Wakeley 136 2.15%

[19]

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row
Grand Bank - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy Foote 3964
Progressive Conservative John Bolt 1146 – –
NDP Richard Rennie 538
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Judy Foote 4136
Progressive Conservative Herb Edwards 2521 – –

[20]

Titles, styles, honours, and awards

Viceregal styles of
Judy Foote
(2018–present)
Reference style
  • Her Honour the Honourable
  • Son Honneur l'honorable
Spoken style
  • Your Honour
  • Votre Honneur

Titles

  • June 23, 1952 – November 4, 2015: Miss/Ms. Judy Foote
  • November 4, 2015 – May 3, 2018: The Honourable Judy Foote
  • May 3, 2018  – : Her Honour the Honourable Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador

As Lieutenant Governor, Foote is entitled to be styled Her Honour while in office and The Honourable for life.[21] Prior to her appointment Foote was already entitled to the style The Honourable for life as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

Honours

Appointments
Medals

Personal life

In 2000, Foote was diagnosed with breast cancer while serving as a provincial Member of the House of Assembly for the District of Grand Bank and underwent procedures and treatments. In June 2014, Foote announced that she was battling breast cancer for the second time.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Judy M. Foote". Biographies. Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kinsella, Stephanie (May 3, 2018). "Judy Foote celebrates 'a new day, a new beginning' at historic swearing-in". CBC News. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "'I love my family': Judy Foote steps down as MP because of health risk to her children". The National Post. The Canadian Press. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Bryden, Joanne; Smith, Joanna (24 August 2017). "Judy Foote resigning as minister and Liberal MP for family reasons". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "FOOTE, Judy, B.A., B.Ed". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "Foote takes Liberal nomination for federal race". CBC News. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  7. ^ Dunfield, Allison (22 April 2009). "Newfoundland cabinet shuffled". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. ^ Canadian Press (21 November 2003). "Newfoundland recount confirms Liberal's win". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ^ Bryden, Joan (9 April 2009). "Newfoundland MPs test Ignatieff's grip on party". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ^ "MPs approve federal budget". cbc.ca. 2009-02-03. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Liberals unveil shadow cabinet". National Post. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2016-05-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Phoenix pay debacle spotlight: Should it belong to the bureaucrat or her boss?". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  14. ^ "Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor for Newfoundland and Labrador" (Press release). Office of the Prime Minister. March 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Judy Foote named lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador". CTV News. The Canadian Press. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  16. ^ "Judy Foote is 'honoured' to be named 1st female lieutenant-governor in N.L." CBC News. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  17. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (Preliminary results)". Elections Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  18. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  19. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  20. ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  21. ^ "Table of titles to be used in Canada". Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. June 18, 1993. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  22. ^ Herridge, Paul (June 12, 2014). "'I intend to fight this'". The Southern Gazette. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  23. ^ Thomas, Brodie (June 9, 2014). "MP Judy Foote battling breast cancer". The Western Star. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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