Dwight Ball

The Honourable Dwight Ball
Premier Dwight Ball in November 2016
13th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office 14 December 2015 – 19 August 2020
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Frank Fagan Judy Foote
Preceded by	Paul Davis
Succeeded by	Andrew Furey
Minister of Intergovernmental and Indigenous Affairs
In office 8 November 2018[1] – 19 August 2020[2]
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	position abolished
Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs
In office 8 November 2018[1] – 19 August 2020[2]
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Lisa Dempster
Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
In office 14 December 2015 – 8 November 2018[1]
Preceded by	Keith Russell
Succeeded by	position abolished
Leader of the Opposition
In office 17 November 2013 – 14 December 2015
Preceded by	Eddie Joyce (Interim)
Succeeded by	Paul Davis
In office 3 January 2012 – 18 July 2013 Interim
Preceded by	Yvonne Jones
Succeeded by	Eddie Joyce (Interim)
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 17 November 2013 – 3 August 2020[3]
Preceded by	Eddie Joyce (Interim)
Succeeded by	Andrew Furey
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Humber-Gros Morne Humber Valley (2007, 2011-2015)
In office 30 November 2015 – 7 September 2020
Preceded by	district established
Succeeded by	Andrew Furey[4]
In office 11 October 2011 – 30 November 2015
Preceded by	Darryl Kelly
Succeeded by	district abolished
In office 13 February 2007 – 9 October 2007
Preceded by	Kathy Goudie
Succeeded by	Darryl Kelly
Personal details
Born	(1957-12-21) 21 December 1957 (age 66) Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Pharmacist

Dwight Ball (born 21 December 1957)^[5] is a Canadian politician who was the 13th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 14 December 2015, to 19 August 2020, and an MHA. He represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, and was the leader of the Liberal Party from 17 November 2013 to 3 August 2020.

On 3 January 2012, Ball began his duties as Leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party. On 5 July 2013, Ball stepped down as interim leader of the Liberal Party to run for the position permanently in the 2013 leadership election, which he won. He was sworn in on 14 December 2015.

On 30 November 2015, Ball won a 31-seat majority government in the 2015 election. The Ball government was re-elected to a minority government in 2019.

On 17 February 2020, Ball announced his pending resignation. Following a virtual convention on 3 August -- held in part due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—Ball was succeeded by Andrew Furey, who assumed the premiership on 19 August 2020.