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Department of Industry, Energy and Technology

Department of Industry, Energy and Technology

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The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology is a government department in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The department is headed by a member of the provincial cabinet, typically a Member of the House of Assembly, who is chosen by the premier and formally appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The current Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology is Andrew Parsons.

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The department was formerly known as the Department of Mines and Energy, however its name was changed in 2004, to Natural Resources under the government of Danny Williams.[1] The department is responsible for the provinces energy, mines, forestry and agrifoods sectors.[2] Due to the significance of Newfoundland and Labrador's natural resources sector the Minister of Natural Resources is considered to be one of the most high-profile positions in the Provincial Cabinet.[3][4]

On August 19, 2020 the department was renamed Industry, Energy and Technology.[5]

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  Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
  Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
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  1. [1]
    "Premier announces departmental restructuring". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. [2]
    "About the Department". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. [3]
    McLeod, James (2 November 2011). "Lots to think about in Natural Resources". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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    "Dunderdale unveils leaner cabinet". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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    "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it | SaltWire".
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