Oliver Langdon is an educator and former political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1989 to 2007 as a Progressive Conservative and then

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member. He was born in

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. Langdon married Margaret Loveless. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Environment and Labour and as Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs. Langdon was a member of the town council for

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. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1989, Langdon ran as a Liberal in 1993, and beat Progressive Conservative candidate and future

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Kathy Dunderdale Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale (née Warren; born February 1952) is a politician and former MHA who served as the tenth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 3, 2010, to January 24, 2014. Dunderdale was born and raised in ...

. He resigned from provincial politics in 2007; Langdon lost to

Judy Foote Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a Canadian former politician, 14th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is the first woman to hold the position. Prior to her appointment as viceregal representative ...

when he sought the Liberal candidacy in the federal riding of Random–Burin–St. George's in August 2007.

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