Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

le Conseil exécutif de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Confederation Building is the seat of Executive Council
Abbreviation	EC
Formation	1832 (1832)
Legal status	Advisory body
The Sovereign	Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	Her Honour The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward
President of Executive Council	John Hogan
Website	https://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/

The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (in French: le Conseil exécutif de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, but informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Newfoundland and Labrador, and in French: le Cabinet de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is the cabinet headed by the lieutenant governor and composed of the ministers in office. The Executive Council is composed only of ministers in office, and is the official body by which Cabinet's constitutional advice is given to the lieutenant governor.

The Executive Council is thus similar in structure and role to the federal King's Privy Council for Canada, though smaller in size, and, whereas the federal cabinet is a committee of the King's Privy Council, the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador and Cabinet of Newfoundland one and the same. Also, unlike the King's Privy Council, members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador are not appointed for life, and are not entitled to post-nominal letters due to their position.

The Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, as representative of the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, heads the council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case. The Lieutenant Governor, advised by the Premier, determines which portfolios will be created. Ministers organize their department and present legislation for the new ministry if none exists. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister, the vice-regal, are selected by the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor.

The Executive Council has offices and meetings at Confederation Building East Block.

Current Cabinet

Members are listed in order of precedence. The Table of Precedence prescribes that order of precedence within this group be determined in order of appointment to Executive Council with ties broken by order of election to the House of Assembly. On May 9, 2025, John Hogan was sworn in as Premier at the Government House. He was sworn in alongside his cabinet.

Lieutenant Governor
Her Honour The Honourable Joan Marie Aylward	(2023–present)
Portfolio	Minister
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador President of Executive Council Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs	John Hogan
Deputy Premier Minister of Finance President of Treasury Board Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation	Siobhan Coady
Minister of Justice and Public Safety Attorney General Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Office Deputy Government House Leader	John Haggie
Minister of Jobs, Immigration and Growth	Gerry Byrne
Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology Minister Responsible for Trade Opportunities	Steve Crocker
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Minister of Labrador Affairs Government House Leader	Lisa Dempster
Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development	Bernard Davis
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Responsible for the Public Procurement Agency	Elvis Loveless
Minister of Families and Affordability Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities Minister Responsible for the Community Sector	Jamie Korab
Minister of Health and Community Services Minister Responsible for Mental Health and Addictions Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services	Krista Lynn Howell
Minister of Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation	Fred Hutton
Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality	Sherry Gambin-Walsh
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Community Engagement Registrar General	Paul Pike
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation Minister of Environment and Climate Change	Scott Reid
Minister of Government Modernization and Service Delivery Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs	Sarah Stoodley
Minister of Rural Economic Development Minister of Labour Minister Responsible for Workplace	Pam Parsons
Minister of Seniors Minister Responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation	John Abbott