Lisa Dempster

Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair

Liberal

Minister of Labrador Affairs
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
Deputy Government House Leader

Profile

Ms. Dempster was elected to the House of Assembly in 2013 in her home district of Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair. She was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly in December 2015. In July 2017, Ms. Dempster was appointed Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities. She served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment in 2019. In 2020, Ms. Dempster was appointed Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister of Labrador Affairs, and Deputy Government House Leader.

Ms. Dempster was re-elected for a fourth time in 2021 and returned to the portfolio of Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs and Deputy Government House Leader.

Born and raised in Charlottetown, Labrador, Ms. Dempster attended Memorial University, and worked for 23 years as a career and employment counsellor, including 10 years with the NunatuKavut Community Council, of which Ms. Dempster is a proud member.

Ms. Dempster served as Deputy Mayor of Charlottetown as well as the Labrador Director on Municipalities NL’s Board of Directors. Before entering public office, she served as a trustee with the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health Authority Board, and as a member of the Memorial University Faculty of Medicine’s Admissions Committee. From 2014-2019, she represented the province on the National Steering Committee of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians.

Ms. Dempster is married with two children: Nicholas (deceased) and Natalie. She makes her home in Charlottetown, Labrador with her husband, Gaius, and daughter, Natalie.

District	Party	Start Date	End Date
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair	Liberal	February 13, 2021	Current Member
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair	Liberal	May 16, 2019	January 15, 2021
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair	Liberal	November 30, 2015	April 17, 2019
Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair	Liberal	June 25, 2013 (By-election)	November 5, 2015

Responsibility	Start Date	End Date
Minister of Labrador Affairs, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, and Deputy Government House Leader	March 2023	Current
Management Commission Member	April 2021	Current
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs, and Deputy Government House Leader	August 2020	March 2023
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women	August 2020	April 2021
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment, Minister Responsible for the Multi Materials Stewardship Board, and Registrar General	May 2019	August 2020
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, and Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities	July 2017	August 2020
Deputy Speaker	December 2015	July 2017
Management Commission Member (per House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, s.18(3) & s.18(6))	December 2015	July 2017

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50th General Assembly, 1st Session (2021-22)

49th General Assembly, 1st Session (2019-20)

48th General Assembly, 4th Session (2019)

48th General Assembly, 3rd Session (2018)

48th General Assembly, 2nd Session (2017)

48th General Assembly, 1st Session (2016)