Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is a Newfoundland and Labrador judge and former politician and Premier of the province. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... Categories: Newfoundland and Labrador premiers | Stub ...

Born in Buchans Junction, Newfoundland, Wells graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a BA in 1959 and Dalhousie Law School with an LL.B in 1962. Memorial University of Newfoundland, popularly known as MUN, is a comprehensive university located in St. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University, was established in 1883, making it the oldest university common law school in the Commonwealth of Nations. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Wells first entered politics in 1966 when he was elected to the House of Assembly as a Liberal serving in the cabinet of Premier Joey Smallwood until 1968 when he resigned in protest of Smallwood's political authoritarianism. Wells left politics in 1971 and returned to his legal practice developing an expertise in constiutional law. In 1987 he re-entered the political scene to be elected leader of the Liberals who had been on the opposition benches for more than a decade. In 1989 he led the party to power ending 17 years of Tory rule. As Premier, Wells opposed the Meech Lake Accord, objecting to its distinct society provisions for Quebec. Wells agreed to allow the House of Assembly to vote on the accord, but when Elijah Harper's opposition in Manitoba prevented that province's ratification, Wells cancelled the planned vote. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level. ... The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Joey Smallwood (center) Joseph Roberts Joey Smallwood CC (December 24, 1900 - December 18, 1991) was the last Father of Confederation in Canada, bringing Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Canada proposed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Robert Bourassa, premier of Quebec. ... Distinct society (in French la société distincte) was a political neologism used during a constitutional debate in Canada, in the second half of the 1980s and in the early 1990s. ... Elijah Harper (born March 3, 1949) is a Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 8th 647,797 km² 14. ...

Wells implemented cutbacks and attempted to privatize the provincially owned hydro utility, backing down in the face of strong public opposition. Wells retired as Premier in 1996. In 1998, he received from Jean Chretien an appointment to the Newfoundland Court of Appeal serving as Chief Justice since 1999. Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC (born January 11, 1934, Shawinigan, Quebec) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ... In many countries, especially common law countries such as Canada and the United States the Chief Justice is the name for the presiding officer on a senior court such as the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...