Wade Verge (1886-1971)
Lewisporte
Born: Beachside
Speaker:
- Election: 17 November 2014 (Unanimous); Approbation: 17 November 2014
- Term: 2014-2015
Artist: Grant BolandPortrait Hung: 9 February 2017
Election and Approbation of the Speaker (17 November 2014, Journal)
The Clerk then addressed the Assembly as follows:
'At the close of nominations for the Office of Speaker at 4:30 Friday, November 14, 2014, one candidate put his name forward.
Accordingly, further to suborder 4(4) of the Standing Orders, I declare Mr. Wade Verge, Member for the District of Lewisporte, elected as Speaker for the remainder of the Forty-Seventh General Assembly.'
To the applause of Members, Mr. Verge was conducted to the Speaker’s Chair by the Honourable the Premier (Mr. Davis) and the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Ball).
Whereupon, the Speaker, having taken the Speaker’s Chair addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the Honourable Members for the high honour they had unanimously conferred upon him by electing him Speaker of the House of Assembly."
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47th General Assembly, 3rd Session (17 November 2014).
Election and Approbation of the Speaker (17 November 2014, Hansard)
47th General Assembly, 3rd Session (17 November 2014).| District | Party | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 2007 | 2011 |
| Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 2011 | 2015 |
Career Highlights
- Worked as teacher and principal for 22 years
- Served as President of Notre Dame Branch of Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association (NLTA)
- Served as Provincial President of School Administrators Council, on Executive of Canadian Association of Principals, on Provincial Executive of NLTA