Danny Williams (Canadian politician)

Danny Williams
Williams in 2007
9th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
November 6, 2003 – December 3, 2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorEdward Moxon Roberts
John Crosbie
Preceded byRoger Grimes
Succeeded byKathy Dunderdale
Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
August 2, 2001 – November 6, 2003
Preceded byEd Byrne
Succeeded byRoger Grimes
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
April 7, 2001 – December 3, 2010
Preceded byEd Byrne
Succeeded byKathy Dunderdale
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Humber West
In office
August 2, 2001 – December 3, 2010
Preceded byPaul Dicks
Succeeded byVaughn Granter (2011)
Personal details
Born (1949-08-04) August 4, 1949 (age 74)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada[1]
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Daniel E. Williams KC (born August 4, 1949) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the ninth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010.

Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Before entering politics Williams was a highly successful lawyer and businessman.[2] After becoming Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001, he was elected to the House of Assembly in a by-election for the district of Humber West in Corner Brook.[3]

Williams's premiership was controversial outside of Newfoundland and Labrador. Events such as ordering all Canadian flags to be removed from provincial government buildings, and launching the Anything But Conservative campaign in the 2008 federal election, garnered national attention.[2][4][5] While Williams remains a controversial politician outside Newfoundland and Labrador, he was continuously ranked as one of the most popular premiers, with approval ratings in the province consistently in the high seventies and eighties.[6]

  1. ^ "Danny Williams being sued by home contractor". CBC News. April 9, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007 Leader Profile". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Humber West by-election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "'Anything but Conservative' campaign hurting N.L. Tories: source". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 2, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Canadian flags ordered down: Williams". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 23, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Canadians rate their Premiers". Globe and Mail. Canada. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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