Susan Sullivan (politician)
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The Honourable Susan Sullivan B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., MHA |
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| Minister of Health & Community Services of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office October 28, 2011 – May 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jerome Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Paul Davis |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans |
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In office November 27, 2007 – November 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Anna Thistle |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office December 6, 2010 – October 28, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Shawn Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Department eliminated |
| Minister of Human Resources, Labour & Employment of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office October 31, 2008 – December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Shawn Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Joan Burke (acting) |
| Deputy Mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office 2005–2007 |
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| Born | Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Educator |
Susan Sullivan is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She represented the electoral district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans in Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
She served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development, Minister of Health and Community Services, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development and Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. Prior to her entrance into provincial politics Sullivan had a 30 year teaching career and was the Deputy Mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Sullivan was born and raised in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador. She studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in French, and a Bachelor of Education. She received her Masters of Education from Mount St. Vincent University, in Halifax, as well she was awarded a French immersion diploma from Université Laval, in Quebec City. Sullivan had a 30 year teaching career and retired in June 2007. In her last seven years as an educator she was French Department Head for the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation, during this time she taught senior high French to all parts of the province via the Internet. In 2005, she was elected Deputy Mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor and held this post until entering provincial politics.
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