Charlie Brett

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R. Charlie Brett
MHA for Trinity North
In office
1972–1989
Preceded byUriah Strickland
Succeeded byBarry Hynes
Personal details
Born (1936-08-18) August 18, 1936 (age 87)
Barr'd Island, Dominion of Newfoundland
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupationbusiness administrator

Roy Charles Brett (born August 18, 1936) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Trinity North in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1972 to 1989. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

The son of William Robert Brett and Phoebe Elizabeth Keats, he was born in Barr'd Island, Newfoundland and was educated there and at Memorial University. Brett was a business administrator. In 1956, he married Norma Rice.[2]

Brett was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1972. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Social Services, as Minister of Consumer Affairs and Environment and as Minister of Transport and Communications.[2] He resigned his seat soon after being reelected in 1989.[3]

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
  2. ^ a b Normandin, P G (1984). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. ^ "Trinity North". CBC News.