The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced interim changes to his Cabinet.

Effective immediately, the changes are:

• The Honourable John Hogan, KC, Minister of Health and Community Services (acting).

Minister Hogan will continue in his portfolio of Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General. He is also Government House Leader and Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Office.

A biography of the minister is included in the backgrounder below.

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“I would like to thank Minister Hogan for his continued leadership and outstanding contribution to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. We are fortunate to have someone with his keen intellect and work ethic provide direction to both the Justice and Public Safety portfolio as well as Health and Community Services.”
Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

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BACKGROUNDER

Biography
Mr. Hogan is a graduate of Memorial University and Dalhousie University. Mr. Hogan was called to the Ontario bar in 2004 after completing his articles at a Toronto law firm. He then returned to Newfoundland and Labrador where he was called to the bar in 2005 and worked at a multi-service firm in St. John’s. In 2014, Mr. Hogan started his own law firm, WPH Law (now known as Peddigrew Wade Law). He has served as an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and on two occasions served as an elected member to the Memorial University Board of Regents. He was named King’s Counsel in 2020. On April 8, 2021, John Hogan was sworn in as Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General. He represents the District of Windsor Lake in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.