Perry Trimper

Perry Trimper is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Lake Melville as a member of the Liberal Party. Trimper worked for 30 years in northern resource development and wildlife ecology. As a Principal Scientist with Jacques Whitford and later Stantec, he was involved with numerous environmental research and assessment projects in Labrador.[2]

The Honourable

Perry Trimper

MHA
Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office
August 8, 2017 – September 6, 2019
PremierDwight Ball
Lieutenant GovernorFrank Fagan
Judy Foote
Preceded byTom Osborne
Succeeded byScott Reid (Acting)
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Lake Melville
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byKeith Russell
Minister of Environment and Conservation
In office
December 14, 2015 – July 31, 2017
Preceded byDan Crummell
Succeeded byEddie Joyce
Personal details
Political partyIndependent (2020-)
Liberal (2015-2020)

Politics

Following the 2015 provincial election, Trimper was appointed to the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Environment and Conservation.[3] He was dropped from cabinet on July 31, 2017,[4] but was subsequently proposed by Premier Dwight Ball as a candidate for Speaker of the House of Assembly to replace Tom Osborne.[5] Trimper was elected speaker in a special August 2017 sitting of the Assembly defeating fellow Liberal Pam Parsons.[6] He was the province's first Speaker from a Labrador district.

He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. Trimper re-entered cabinet on September 6, 2019 as Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Environment.[7] Trimper resigned from cabinet on September 13, 2019 after comments critical of the Innu Nation were left on the voicemail of an Innu Nation staffer and publicly revealed.[8][9] He attempted to regain his position of Speaker of the Assembly following the convening of the fall 2019 session but was defeated by fellow Liberal MHA Scott Reid.

On August 21, 2020, Trimper was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Finance as well as Special Advisor to the Premier on Climate Change.[10] On October 20, 2020, Trimper said homeless people in Happy Valley-Goose Bay were "choosing" a risky lifestyle, in the wake of a video that showed a homeless Inuk man being thrown to the ground during an arrest in the town by a municipal enforcement officer.[11] On October 26, 2020, Trimper announced his resignation as parliamentary secretary and informed he would not be seeking re-election in the next provincial election.[12] On November 10, 2020, Trimper announced that he had resigned from the Liberal Party and would seek re-election as an Independent.[13]

References
  1. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. "Premier Furey Appoints Parliamentary Secretary". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Executive Council. August 21, 2020. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  3. "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC News. December 14, 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. "Cathy Bennett out, Tom Osborne in as finance minister amid cabinet shuffle". CBC News. July 31, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  5. "Perry Trimper running for speaker as Tories slam House opening in summer". NTV. August 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. "Trial by fire: Trimper elected House Speaker, presides over unexpected question period". CBC News. August 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  7. Oliver, Kenn (Sep 6, 2019). "UPDATE: Unexpected provincial cabinet shuffle at Government House in St. John's". The Telegram. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  8. "N.L. cabinet minister apologizes after describing Innu as playing 'race card' in leaked voicemail recording". CBC News. Sep 12, 2019. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  9. "Protesters demand Perry Trimper's resignation as MHA". CBC News. Sep 16, 2019. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  10. "Furey appoints Perry Trimper as parliamentary secretary". CBC News. Aug 21, 2020. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  11. "'I don't quit': Perry Trimper vows to remain as MHA, as Innu Nation says there should be no 3rd chance". CBC News. Oct 27, 2020. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  12. "Perry Trimper halts re-election bid in wake of comments about homeless people". CBC News. Oct 26, 2020. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  13. "Perry Trimper to run as Independent in next election, resigns from Liberal caucus". CBC News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.


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