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Department of Child, Youth and Family Services
Agency overview
FormedApril 9, 2009 (2009-04-09)
Preceding agency
  • Department of Health and Community Services
JurisdictionNewfoundland and Labrador
HeadquartersSt. John's
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Genevieve Dooling
Websitewww.gov.nl.ca/cyfs

The Ministry of Child, Youth and Family Services is a provincial government department in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The department is headed by a member of the provincial cabinet, typically a Member of the House of Assembly, who is chosen by the premier and formally appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The current Minister of Child, Youth and Family Services is Sandy Collins.[1]

The department's creation was announced in April 2009, by the government of Danny Williams.[2] Before becoming a stand-alone department many aspects of the department were a branch within the Department of Health and Community Services. Child, Youth and Family Services is responsible for; child protection services, adoption, and youth corrections programs.[3]

Ministers

Key:

  Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Premier
1 Joan Burke April 9, 2009 January 13, 2011 Progressive Conservative Danny Williams
Kathy Dunderdale
2 Charlene Johnson January 13, 2011 October 9, 2013 Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale
3 Paul Davis October 9, 2013 May 1, 2014 Progressive Conservative Kathy Dunderdale
Tom Marshall
4 Clyde Jackman May 1, 2014 July 27, 2014 Progressive Conservative Tom Marshall
5 Sandy Collins July 17, 2014 present Progressive Conservative Tom Marshall
Paul Davis

See also

References

  1. ^ "New people in cabinet, others shuffled". The Georgian. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Burke moved out of education portfolio in small cabinet shuffle". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Department of Child, Youth and Family Services". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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