Derek John Bennett is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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in the
2015 provincial election.
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, November 30, 2015. He represents the electoral district of
Lewisporte-Twillingate
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as a member of the
Liberal Party
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He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.
Bennett was promoted to cabinet on August 19, 2020 as provincial Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Municipalities.
He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. He was dropped from Cabinet in April 2021. Bennett was elected Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly on April 12, 2021, defeating 4 other candidates.]
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Living people
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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