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Newfoundland and Labrador
Minister of Labrador Affairs
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
Deputy Government House Leader
Profile
Ms. Dempster was elected to the House of Assembly in 2013 in her home district of Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair. She was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly in December 2015. In July 2017, Ms. Dempster was appointed Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities. She served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment in 2019. In 2020, Ms. Dempster was appointed Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister of Labrador Affairs, and Deputy Government House Leader.
Ms. Dempster was re-elected for a fourth time in 2021 and returned to the portfolio of Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs and Deputy Government House Leader.
Born and raised in Charlottetown, Labrador, Ms. Dempster attended Memorial University, and worked for 23 years as a career and employment counsellor, including 10 years with the NunatuKavut Community Council, of which Ms. Dempster is a proud member.
Ms. Dempster served as Deputy Mayor of Charlottetown as well as the Labrador Director on Municipalities NL’s Board of Directors. Before entering public office, she served as a trustee with the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority Board, and as a member of the Memorial University Faculty of Medicine’s Admissions Committee. From 2014-2019, she represented the province on the National Steering Committee of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians.
Ms. Dempster is married with two children: Nicholas (deceased) and Natalie. She makes her home in Charlottetown, Labrador with her husband, Gaius, and daughter, Natalie.
District | Party | Start Date | End Date |
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Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair | Liberal | February 13, 2021 | Current Member |
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair | Liberal | May 16, 2019 | January 15, 2021 |
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair | Liberal | November 30, 2015 | April 17, 2019 |
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair | Liberal | June 25, 2013 (By-election) | November 5, 2015 |
Responsibility | Start Date | End Date |
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Minister of Labrador Affairs, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, and Deputy Government House Leader | March 2023 | Current |
Management Commission Member | April 2021 | Current |
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs, and Deputy Government House Leader | August 2020 | March 2023 |
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women | August 2020 | April 2021 |
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, Minister Responsible for the Multi Materials Stewardship Board, and Registrar General | May 2019 | August 2020 |
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities | July 2017 | August 2020 |
Deputy Speaker | December 2015 | July 2017 |
Management Commission Member (per House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, s.18(3) & s.18(6)) | December 2015 | July 2017 |
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HANSARD SPEAKER INDEX
50th General Assembly, 1st Session (2021-22)
49th General Assembly, 1st Session (2019-20)
48th General Assembly, 4th Session (2019)
48th General Assembly, 3rd Session (2018)