Melvin Lorne Penney (born 1946) is a pharmacist and 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

Lewisporte Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 3,288. It is situated in Burnt Bay which opens on to the Bay of Exploits. Lewisporte has a deep water port and related facilities that serve many communities in the re ...

in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1989 to 1999. The son of Arthur Penney and Hazel Coish, he was born in Indian Islands and was educated there and in

. He received his qualifications as a pharmacist and worked at a drug store in Lewisporte. In 1975, he opened his own drug store. Penney married Marion Paynter. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1989 and was reelected in 1993 and 1996. Penney was defeated by

Tom Rideout Thomas "Tom" Gerald Rideout (born June 25, 1948) is a former Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Newfoundland from March 22, 1989 to May 5, 1989. Life and career Born in Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland, Rideout was first elected t ...

when he ran for reelection in 1999.

References

1946 births Living people Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs {{Newfoundland-politician-stub