Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Court of Appeal. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is a former politician and former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the First minister for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Born in Buchans Junction, Newfoundland, Wells graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a BA in 1959 and Dalhousie Law School with a LL.B in 1962. Memorial University of Newfoundland, (colloquially known as Memorial University or "MUN") is a comprehensive university located primarily in St The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada was established in 1883, making it the The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Wells entered the cabinet of Joseph R. Smallwood in August 1966 and was elected to the House of Assembly in 1966 as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. House of Assembly is a name given to the Legislature or Lower house of a Bicameral legislature in some countries often at Subnational level For pre-1949 Liberal parties see Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the
Wells and John C. Crosbie resigned from cabinet in 1968 over concerns about financing of the Come by Chance oil refinery project. John Carnell Crosbie PC OC QC ONL (born January 30, 1931) is a retired provincial and federal Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Wells left politics in 1971 and resumed his legal practice full-time. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
In 1987, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party, succeeding Leo Barry. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 1989, Wells led the party to power, defeating Tom Rideout and ending 17 years of Progressive Conservative rule. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Wells administration reformed the province's educational system, implemented far-reaching economic reforms, concluded an agreement to develop the province's first offshore oil field and coped with the consequences of the collapse of cod stocks off the coast of the province all at the time of a severe economic recession.
Additionally, Wells opposed the Meech Lake Accord, objecting to several of its provisions. The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial He participated in discussions that led to the development of a set of constitutional proposals known as the Charlottetown Accord. The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992.
Wells retired as Premier in January 1996 and returned to private practice. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 1998, he was appointed to the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal and was appointed Chief Justice in 1999. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) List of final courts of appeal in Canada. For details on the court system see Canadian court system. The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
[Based in part on Wells' official biographical profile. ]
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| Preceded by Thomas Rideout |
Premier of Newfoundland 1989–1996 |
Succeeded by Brian Tobin |
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| Preceded by J. This is a list of the premiers and Prime Ministers of Newfoundland and Labrador, both as a colony a dominion and a province of Canada. Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian politician R. Gushue |
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador 1999— |
Incumbent |
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