John_Hickey_(Canadian_politician)

John Hickey (Canadian politician)

John Hickey (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

John Hickey (c. 1955 – December 14, 2017) was a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Lake Melville in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2003 to 2011. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and served in the Cabinets of Danny Williams and Kathy Dunderdale.[1]

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On July 5, 2006, Hickey was appointed to the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister of Labrador Affairs.[2] Following the 2007 election, Hickey remained in cabinet as Minister of Labrador Affairs, but lost the transportation portfolio.[3][4]

On June 22, 2011, Hickey confirmed that he would not seek re-election in the October 2011 provincial election.[5][6]

Prior to entering provincial politics, Hickey was a municipal councillor in Happy Valley-Goose Bay for 15 years, and served as mayor in 2003.[7]

In 2013, Hickey ran for mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, but was defeated.[7] He ran again in the 2017 municipal election,[7] and was elected mayor by more than 800 votes.[8]

On December 9, 2017, Hickey was seriously injured when he accidentally shot himself in the face in a hunting accident.[9] He died on December 14, aged 62.[10][11]

Electoral results

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References

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    "John Hickey". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "Cabinet shuffle follows N.L. audit scandal". CBC News. July 5, 2006. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "Williams recruits 5 rookies for expanded N.L. cabinet". CBC News. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "High expectations for 2 Labrador cabinet ministers". CBC News. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "Labrador minister John Hickey bows out". CBC News. June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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    "Former mayor, MHA eyes old job on Happy Valley-Goose Bay council". CBC News. August 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "John Hickey new mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay". The Telegram. September 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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    "Happy Valley-Goose Bay mayor suffers gunshot to the face while out trapping". CBC News. December 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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    "'All-around good man': John Hickey, Happy Valley-Goose Bay mayor, dies from gunshot injury". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, December 15, 2017.
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    "John Hickey, Labrador mayor shot in the face in hunting accident, has died". CTV News, December 15, 2017.
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    Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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    Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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