Clyde Jackman

Clyde Jackman
Clyde Jackman
Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development of Newfoundland and Labrador
	In office; September 30, 2014 – December 14, 2015
Preceded by	Department Established
Succeeded by	Sherry Gambin-Walsh
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly; for Burin-Placentia West
	In office; November 12, 2003 – November 27, 2015
Preceded by	Mary Hodder
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Newfoundland and Labrador
	In office; November 27, 2009 – October 28, 2011
Preceded by	Tom Hedderson
Succeeded by	Darin King
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation of Newfoundland and Labrador
	In office; October 30, 2007 – November 27, 2009
Preceded by	Tom Hedderson
Succeeded by	Terry French
Minister of Environment and Conservation of Newfoundland and Labrador
	In office; March 14, 2006 – October 30, 2007
Preceded by	Tom Osborne
Succeeded by	Charlene Johnson
Minister of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador
Personal details
Born	21 December 1954 (age 69); Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Conception Bay South
Occupation	Teacher, Principal

Clyde Jackman, (born December 21, 1954) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He served as the Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development in the provincial cabinet. As he is not running in the 2015 General Election, this role ceased upon the swearing in of the next Cabinet.

Jackman represented the district of Burin-Placentia West in the House of Assembly for the Progressive Conservatives. He has previously held the portfolios of Minister of Education, Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and Minister of Environment and Conservation.

Controversy

Jackman came under attack in February 2011, when a report, by a committee put in place by the government, recommended that the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture invest $450 million to downsize the commercial fishery. Jackman announced immediately that he would not to endorse the report because he felt it would not solve the problems in the fishery. Lorraine Michael, the leader of the New Democratic Party, called on Jackman to resign his post as minister.^[1]