Elvis Loveless Explained

Elvis Loveless
Honorific-Suffix:MHA
Office:Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador
Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer
Term Start:July 19, 2024
Term End1:April 8, 2021
Predecessor1:Sarah Stoodley
Term Start2:June 14, 2023
Term End2:July 19, 2024
Predecessor2:Derrick Bragg
Successor2:Gerry Byrne
Term Start3:April 8, 2021
Term End3:June 14, 2023
Predecessor3:Derrick Bragg
Successor3:John Abbott
Term Start4:August 19, 2020[1]
Term End4:April 8, 2021
Predecessor4:Gerry Byrne
Successor4:Derrick Bragg[2]
Assembly5:Newfoundland and Labrador House of
Term Start5:May 16, 2019
Predecessor5:Tracey Perry
Residence:Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Elvis Loveless is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Liberal to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[3] He represents the electoral district of Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune in Central Newfoundland.

Politics

On August 19, 2020, Loveless was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture in the Furey government.[4] [5]

Loveless was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[6] He was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[7] On June 14, 2023, he was again appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture.[8] He was appointed as Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer on July 19, 2024.[9]

Before being elected, Loveless worked for then-MHA Oliver Langdon. He had previously contested the district in the 2007 provincial election losing to PC candidate Tracey Perry.[10]

Electoral Record

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bird . Lindsay . New N.L. premier, new finance minister: Andrew Furey takes office and shuffles cabinet . CBC News . Mar 8, 2021 . Aug 19, 2020.
  2. News: John Abbott, Pam Parsons among Furey's additions to cabinet. Mike Moore. April 8, 2021 . CBC News. 2023-02-20.
  3. News: Randell. Adam . NL Votes: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals . 2 May 2019 . Northern Pen . 16 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it. The Chronicle Herald. Aug 19, 2020 . Mar 7, 2021 .
  5. News: Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet . 19 August 2020 . CBC News . 19 August 2020.
  6. News: Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election . . March 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet. Apr 8, 2021. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. May 30, 2021.
  8. https://vocm.com/2023/06/14/furey-shuffles-cabinet-in-wake-of-derrick-braggs-cancer-diagnosis/ Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis
  9. https://vocm.com/2024/07/19/key-portfolios-shift-hands-in-newfoundland-cabinet-shake-up/ Key Portfolios Shift Hands in Newfoundland Cabinet Shake-Up
  10. Web site: NL VOTES: Loveless takes back Fortune Bay – Cape la Hune for Liberals . The Telegram. May 16, 2019. Adam. Randell. Mar 7, 2021 .