Executive Council of Newfoundland & Labrador

Almost always made up of members of the province's House of Assembly the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.

The cabinet is selected by the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and is sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.

Like at the federal level the most important cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.

Current Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador       and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs       and Minister Responsible for Business	Danny Williams	(2003-)
Minister of Human Resources and Employment       and Minister responsible for the Status of Women	Joan Burke	(2003-)
Minister of Mines and Energy       and Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods       and Government House Leader	Ed Byrne	(2003-)
Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs       and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation	Jack Byrne	(2003-)
Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development	Kathy Dunderdale	(2003-)
Minister of Health and Community Services	John Ottenheimer	(2004-)
Minister of Justice and Attorney General	Tom Marshall	(2003-)
Minister of Environment       and Minister of Labour	Tom Osborne	(2003-)
Minister of Education       and Minister of Youth Services and Post-secondary Education	Tom Hedderson	(2004-)
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture       and Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs	Trevor Taylor	(2003-)
Minister of Works, Services and Transportation       and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs	Tom Rideout	(2003-)
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation	Paul Shelley	(2003-)
Minister of Finance       and President of Treasury Board	Loyola Sullivan	(2003-)
Minister of Government Services and Lands       and Minister responsible for the Strategic Social Plan	Dianne Whalen	(2003-)