Hon. R. John Efford , PC

Ruben John Efford, PC (born January 6, 1944 in Port de Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a former Canadian politician. This work is copyrighted. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the ceremonial council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Efford was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in May 2002 and was re-elected in the 2004 general election. In 2003, he was named Minister of Natural Resources. He has served as a member of the standing committees on Canadian Heritage and on Fisheries and Oceans. He has also served on the standing committees on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities and on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources. A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Minister of Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Canada is the minister responsible for Natural Resources Canada. ...

From 1985 to 2001, he served as a Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He was Opposition critic for consumer affairs, public works, fisheries, health and social services. He later served as minister of social services, minister of works, services and transportation, and minister of fisheries and aquaculture. He lost the 2001 leadership convention to become Liberal party leader to Roger Grimes by 14 votes in a divisive contest. Efford and fellow leadership contestant Paul Dicks subsequently left provincial politics saying that they could not work with Grimes. The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is located in St. ... In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. ... Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Newfoundland and Labrador politician. ...

Towards the end of the millennium while serving as the Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister John Efford made the following statement: "I would like to see the 6 million seals, or whatever number is out there, killed and sold, or destroyed or burned. I do not care what happens to them...the more they kill the better I will love it." This comment caused a stir of outrage within the animal rights/conservation movement since many believe defenseless 12-day-old seal pups deserve a better fate than being clubbed and then skinned, in many cases (42%), while they are still alive.

On September 1, 2005, after considerable speculation that he intended to resign his federal cabinet position due to ill-health, Efford announced, to much surprise, that he had no intention to resign. He later stated on NTV that he would not run again in the 2006 federal election or run for the leadership of the Newfoundland Liberal Party. The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

After completing a business administration program, Mr. Efford established and ran Efford’s Wholesale, Snow's Plumbing Ltd. and the Della Lee retail clothing store. Mr. Efford and his wife, Madonna, have three children and two grandchildren.

External links

• Official site
• How'd They Vote?: John Efford's voting history and quotes
• Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament