People from Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador - Danny Williams, Albert Walsh, Gerald Squires, Kate Corbett, (Paperback)

Chapters: Danny Williams, Albert Walsh, Gerald Squires, Kate Corbett, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Daniel E. "Danny" Williams, QC, MHA (born August 4, 1949) is the ninth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having served in this capacity since November 6, 2003. Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Before entering politics Williams was a highly successful lawyer and businessman. After becoming Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001, he was elected to the House of Assembly in a by-election for the riding of Humber West in Corner Brook. Williams' premiership has been considered controversial outside of Newfoundland and Labrador. Events such as ordering all Canadian flags to be removed from provincial government buildings over offshore oil revenues, and launching the Anything But Conservative campaign in the 2008 election, among other events, have garnered national attention. While Williams remains a controversial politician outside Newfoundland and Labrador he has continuously been ranked one of the most popular premiers in Canada, with approval ratings in the province consistently in the high seventies and eighties. Williams was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He first attended Saint Bonaventure's College then Gonzaga High School in St. John's, before studying at Memorial University, where he received a degree in political science and economics. In 1969, he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship and went to Keble College, Oxford, earning a Degree in Arts in Law and playing for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club. He then earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax. Williams practised law from 1972, becoming a fi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4300