Jerome Kennedy
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The Honourable Jerome Kennedy QC LLB BA MHA |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 16 January 2013 – 2 October 2013 |
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| Premier | Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Tom Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Tom Marshall |
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In office 31 October 2008 – 7 October 2009 |
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| Premier | Danny Williams |
| Preceded by | Tom Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Tom Marshall |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
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In office 16 January 2013 – 2 October 2013 |
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| Premier | Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Tom Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Tom Marshall |
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In office 31 October 2008 – 7 October 2009 |
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| Premier | Danny Williams |
| Preceded by | Tom Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Tom Marshall |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
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In office 28 October 2011 – 16 January 2013 |
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| Premier | Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Shawn Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Tom Marshall |
| Government House Leader | |
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In office 28 October 2011 – 19 October 2012 |
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| Premier | Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Joan Shea |
| Succeeded by | Darin King |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 7 October 2009 – 28 October 2011 |
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| Premier |
Danny Williams Kathy Dunderdale |
| Preceded by | Paul Oram |
| Succeeded by | Susan Sullivan |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 30 October 2007 – 31 October 2008 |
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| Premier | Danny Williams |
| Preceded by | Tom Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Tom Marshall |
| MHA for Carbonear-Harbour Grace | |
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In office 9 October 2007 – 2 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | George Sweeney |
| Succeeded by | Sam Slade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1960 Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Huntsman |
Jerome Kennedy QC, MHA, (born 10 July 1960) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, who served in the cabinets of Premier Kathy Dunderdale and Danny Williams.
Kennedy was elected in 2007, as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of Carbonear-Harbour Grace. During his time he cabinet he held the posts of Minister of Finance, Minister of Natural Resources, Government House Leader, Minister of Health and Community Services, and as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Before entering politics Kennedy was a high-profile criminal lawyer in St. John's.
Kennedy was born and raised in Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador and is the oldest of nine children of Patrick and Flora Kennedy. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1981, with a bachelor of arts. He then earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New Brunswick Law School in 1984.
Kennedy was admitted to the Newfoundland Bar in 1985, and began practising criminal law full-time in 1989. Kennedy became a high profile and outspoken criminal defence lawyer in St. John's. He is well known for representing Randy Druken and Gregory Parsons during the Lamer Inquiry, which examined how the criminal justice system dealt with three discredited murder convictions.
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