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John Hogan Named Newfoundland and Labrador's Next Premier

Hogan secures 77.4% of points in Liberal leadership race, succeeding Andrew Furey as premier designate.

Little Jack Hogan (right) wasn’t exactly excited for his dad, but daughter Maggie and wife Gill Stokes were all smiles as John Hogan was announced the new Liberal party leader and premier-designate after the results were announced Saturday afternoon.
Though John Abbott was personally disappointed by his loss in the race for the next Liberal leader of NL, he said he was happy for the party and John Hogan.
Newly elected Liberal party leader and premier designate speaks to party members after results of the vote for a new leader were announced Saturday afternoon. Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Provincial Liberal leadership candidate John Abbott.

Overview

  • John Hogan, MHA for Windsor Lake, has been elected the 15th premier designate of Newfoundland and Labrador, winning 77.4% of the points in the Liberal leadership race.
  • Hogan succeeds Andrew Furey, who announced his resignation in February after five years as premier to return to medical practice.
  • The leadership contest saw Hogan face off against fellow MHA John Abbott, with voting concluding earlier today and the winner announced at a party convention in St. John’s.
  • Hogan, a lawyer and former minister of justice and health, will now prepare to lead the Liberal Party into a general election that must take place by October.
  • Key challenges for Hogan’s premiership include addressing health care system pressures, affordability issues, and advancing a proposed energy deal with Hydro-Québec.