Susan Sullivan

Grand Falls-Windsor - Buchans

Progressive Conservative

Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Minister Responsible for the Labour Relations Agency
Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs
Minister Responsible for the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
Minister Responsible for Youth Engagement

Email: SusanSullivan@gov.nl.ca

Phone: (709) 729-3580
Fax: (709) 729-6996
Toll Free: 1-888-610-4440

 

Main Office

Human Resources, Labour and Employment
3rd floor, West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL
Canada
A1B 4J6

PROFILE:

Born and raised in Grand Falls-Windsor, Susan is fiercely proud of her hometown and its rich legacy of social, cultural, and economic leadership.

Susan has a Bachelor of Arts (French Major) and a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University. She has a Masters of Education (Literacy) from Mount St. Vincent University and a French Immersion Diploma from l'Université Laval.

Susan retired in June of 2007 following a 30-year teaching career, working the last seven years as the French Department Head for the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation where she taught Senior High French to all parts of the province via the internet.

In the 2005 municipal election, Susan was elected Deputy Mayor of Grand Falls-Windsor. As Deputy Mayor, she served as Chair of the Public Works and Engineering Committee and the 2006 Salmon Festival. She was a member of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, the Finance and Human Resources Committee, and the Post Secondary Education Committee. She was also a director of the EXCITE Corporation and a board member of the Exploits Valley Economic Development Corporation where she served on the Municipalities Committee as well as the Education and IT Committees.

Susan was elected in the deferred general election in Grand Falls-Windsor - Buchans district on November 6, 2007.

On October 31, 2008, Susan was appointed Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment, Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Minister Responsible for the Labour Relations Agency and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. On November 05, 2009, Minister Sullivan was named the Minister Responsible for Youth Engagement.