Yvonne Jones
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Yvonne Jones MP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs | |
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Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | Carolyn Bennett |
| Preceded by | Mark Strahl |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Labrador |
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Assumed office May 13, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Penashue |
| Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office November 13, 2007 – January 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Gerry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Ball |
| Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party | |
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In office Interim: November 13, 2007 – May 28, 2011 May 28, 2011 – August 14, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Gerry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Aylward |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair |
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In office February 22, 1996 – April 8, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Dempster |
| Mayor of Mary's Harbour | |
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In office 1991–1996 |
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| Personal details | |
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March 15, 1968 Mary's Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada (2013-present) |
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Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (1999-2013) Independent (1996-1999) |
| Alma mater | West Viking College |
| Occupation | Journalist, Researcher, Politician |
| Cabinet |
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (2003) Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture (2003) |
| Website | Official website |
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (2003)
Yvonne Jean Jones, MP, (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian politician of Inuit descent in Newfoundland and Labrador, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on May 13, 2013. She represents the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal Party caucus. On December 2, 2015, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
From 1996 to 2013, Jones represented the district of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. During her career in provincial politics, she served as Minister of Fisheries in Premier Roger Grimes' government, and later as a leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and Leader of the Official Opposition.
Jones served as mayor of Mary's Harbour, Labrador from 1991 to 1996. In 1996, she sought the Liberal Party nomination for the provincial electoral district of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair in that year's general election. Jones lost the nomination to incumbent Danny Dumaresque, but subsequently ran as an Independent candidate. She was elected to the House of Assembly in the 1996 general election, defeating Dumaresque, a two-term MHA. Jones became the Liberal Party's candidate for the 1999 election. She was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011.
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