William F. Ramsay (born May 26, 1962) is a former politician in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented La Poile and then

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in the

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from 1989 to 1999. The son of William Ramsay and Eileen Norma Beauchamp, he was born in

Port aux Basques Channel-Port aux Basques is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of Newfoundland fronting on the western end of the Cabot Strait. A Marine Atlantic ferry terminal is located in the town which is the primary entry point onto the island of Newfou ...

and was educated at

Memorial University Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...

and

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World ...

. In 1989, he married Leona Jane Jacqueline. He was sales manager for Beauchamp Hardware from 1982 to 1984. Ramsay was owner of Audio Express Ltd. in

Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

. He worked as a life insurance underwriter for

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from 1987 to 1989 and for North American Life Assurance from 1989 to 1990. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1989 and was reelected in 1993 and 1996. Ramsay did not run for reelection in 1999.

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