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For the Australian footballer, see Bill Matthews (footballer). For the geologist, see Bill Mathews.
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William Matthews
Member of Parliament of Canada for Random—Burin—St. George's
In office
August 13, 2004 – September 7, 2008
Preceded byFirst Member
Succeeded byJudy Foote
Member of Parliament of Canada for Burin—St. George's
In office
September 22, 1997 – August 12, 2004
Preceded byRoger Simmons
Succeeded byRiding Dissolved
Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Bank
In office
1982–1996
Preceded byLeslie Thoms
Succeeded byJudy Foote
Personal details
Born (1947-07-22) July 22, 1947 (age 77)
Grand Bank, Newfoundland
Political partyLiberal (1999-2008)
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (1982-1999)
Residence(s)Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador
ProfessionTeacher
PortfolioFisheries & Oceans (Critic)

William "Bill" Matthews (born July 22, 1947 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland) is a Canadian politician.

Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister, as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Youth from 1985 to 1988 and Minister of Career Development and Advanced Studies from 1988 to 1989.

Matthews was later elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1997 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, representing the riding of Burin—St. George's. He crossed the floor to the Liberals in 1999, and continued to represent the riding until 2004. In that year's federal election, he was elected to the newly redistributed district of Random—Burin—St. George's, which he represented until 2008.

Matthews is a former teacher. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Deputy House Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and Progressive Conservative critic of Fisheries and Oceans.

After 10 years in the House of Commons, Matthews called Prime Minister Harper a "liar." While Speaker of the House Peter Milliken didn't give in to demands from outraged Tories to throw Matthews out of the chamber, Milliken did not allow Matthews to rise in the House for what would be the last 14 months of Matthews' career.[1] Matthews did not run for reelection in the 2008 election.[2]

In October 2018, Matthews was appointed as Chief of Staff to provincial PC leader Ches Crosbie in the Opposition Office.[3]

Matthews contested the 2019 provincial election as the PC candidate in Burin-Grand Bank,[4] but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Carol Anne Haley.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Powering up the Speaker of the House". CBC News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Time right to retire, Liberal MP Matthews says". CBC News. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Former MP Bill Matthews takes over as Ches Crosbie's chief of staff". NTV. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Bill Matthews is a Tory again and running in this year's provincial election". CBC News. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Carol Anne Haley re-elected for Liberals in Burin-Grand Banks". The Packet. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.


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