The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today appointed a new Parliamentary Assistant and Parliamentary Secretary:

• Scott Reid, MHA for St. George’s – Humber, as Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier; and
• Lucy Stoyles, MHA for Month Pearl North, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture.

Complete bios for MHAs Reid and Stoyles can be found in the backgrounder below.

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“I welcome Scott and Lucy to their new roles. They both bring considerable knowledge and experience of the issues being experienced by residents, families and businesses throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Parliamentary Assistants and Secretaries provide vital support to the Premier and ministers, and I look forward to working with them in their new positions.”
Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

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BACKGROUNDER

Biographies

Scott Reid
Scott Reid completed a degree in Political Science and Economics at Memorial University and a Masters in Educational Leadership, returning to university in 1999 to complete a PhD at the University of Ottawa.

Mr. Reid has many years of experience in government starting in 1989 when he took a staff position in the government of Clyde Wells. Outside of government, Mr. Reid taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University. He also owned and was editor of a small community newspaper.

Mr. Reid was first elected in a by-election in August 2014 and was re-elected in the general elections in 2015, 2019, and 2021 continuing to represent the people of St. George’s – Humber in the House of Assembly. Mr. Reid served as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2019-21 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, and Special Assistant to the Premier on Rural Renewal from 2021 to 2023.

Lucy Stoyles
Lucy Stoyles is the Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Mount Pearl North. Prior to her election in March 2021, Lucy served for 25 years as a member of the Mount Pearl City Council. In that time, she acted as chair on every committee of council. Her voice has been the people’s voice. She has represented the city on the boards for the Municipal Assessment Agency and Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador. Lucy also served as chair of the Northeast Avalon Joint Committee.

Not content to only be an advocate politically, Lucy has a distinguished record as a volunteer, culminating with her 2018 induction into the Duke of Edinburgh Volunteer Hall of Fame. Lucy has served as President with the Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland, Lupus NL, and the Kinette Club of Mount Pearl. She is a founding member of the Save Our People Action Committee. And she has volunteered with countless groups, including the Canadian Cancer Society, the Salvation Army and St. Peter’s Parish. Lucy has been named both VOCM’s Volunteer of the Year and Citizen of the Year in the City of Mount Pearl.

Lucy was born and raised in Bay de Verde. She is the youngest of nine children of Jeremiah and Ethel Woodrow, narrowly avoiding being eighth by being born shortly after her twin sister, Monica. Lucy moved to Mount Pearl when she was sixteen years old. She married her husband, Reg Stoyles, and raised their 3 children in Mount Pearl. She is a grandmother to three boys, who are all learning from her the importance of helping those who ask.