Hon. Ross Wiseman
Member for Trinity North
Minister of Health and Community Services
Ross Wiseman, MHA for Trinity North, was first elected in a
by-election on April 25, 2000. Prior to entering political life,
he had a successful 15-year career in health administration with
the Peninsulas Health Care Corporation and the former
Clarenville Area Hospital Board. In addition, he has extensive
experience in the financial services industry, having held
several branch and regional management positions throughout
Newfoundland and Labrador. He has demonstrated a strong
volunteer commitment to his community. He is a member of the
Clarenville Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his election, was
chairperson for Bonavista-Trinity-Placentia Integrated and Vista
School Board, as well as an executive member and a coach in the
Clarenville area minor hockey system and was involved as a
leader in the scouting movement. While a Member of the House of
Assembly, he has served as the deputy chair of the Public
Accounts Committee. He was also appointed in April 2001 to chair
the House of Assembly Select Committee to inquire into Bill 9,
entitled An Act to Provide for the Recovery of Tobacco Related
Health Care Costs. In 2005, he also chaired the public
consultations on the “Smoking Ban in Bars and Bingo Halls”
resulting in a new Act entitled the Smoke Free Environment Act
(2005). On September 26, 2001, he was appointed the Opposition
critic for Health and Community Services. Following his victory
in the general election in the district of Trinity North on
October 21, 2003, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister of Health and Community Services on November 6,
2003 and was confirmed in that role in the departmental
restructuring on February 20, 2004. He was sworn in as the
Member for Trinity North on November 12, 2003. He chaired the
Provincial Advisory Council on Aging and Seniors and in that
capacity chaired the Public Consultations on Healthy Aging, a
process to assist the government in developing a Provincial
Healthy Aging Plan. On January 19, 2007, he was appointed
Minister of Health and Community Services. Along with his wife
Sandra, he continues to reside in the district of Trinity North. |