1. On February 25,2025, Andrew Furey announced his intention to resign as premier and leader of the Liberal Party as soon as a successor is chosen.
21 Facts About Andrew Furey
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Andrew Furey was later named Memorial University of Newfoundland's Alumnus of the Year in 2012, and became a recipient of the Ignatian Spirit Award in 2015.
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Andrew Furey completed a diploma in organizational leadership from the University of Oxford that same year.
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In 2017, Andrew Furey was named the Canadian Red Cross' humanitarian of the year for Newfoundland and Labrador.
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In 2011, Andrew Furey co-founded Team Broken Earth, a volunteer task force supporting the relief effort in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.
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Andrew Furey co-founded the "A Dollar a Day" foundation alongside singer-songwriter Alan Doyle and businessman Brendan Paddick, which aims to provide funding for mental health initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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In 2020, Andrew Furey released a book, Hope in the Balance: A Newfoundland Doctor Meets a World in Crisis, discussing his experiences in Haiti.
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Andrew Furey first expressed interest in entering politics in 2015, saying that his work with Team Broken Earth "left me with a want and desire to do more".
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Speculation that Andrew Furey was being pitched to replace incumbent Premier Dwight Ball emerged as early as 2017.
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When Ball announced his eventual resignation in February 2020, Andrew Furey quickly became a potential contender and was almost immediately regarded as the frontrunner to succeed him.
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Andrew Furey announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party on March 3,2020 in St John's, and he was swiftly endorsed by the majority of Ball's cabinet.
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On October 6,2020 Andrew Furey won the by-election in Humber-Gros Morne.
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On January 15,2021, Andrew Furey asked for consent from Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to dissolve the House of Assembly to call for an election in order to obtain a stronger mandate in the form of a majority government.
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The deadline was set on March 25,2021, and the results were announced on March 27,2021, with Andrew Furey's Liberals winning a majority government.
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On June 23,2021, Andrew Furey announced Nalcor Energy would be dismantled and folded into Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
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On December 23,2021, during the Omicron variant outbreak that put over 1,000 health-care workers in isolation, Andrew Furey helped administer vaccines to current and retired public service workers and their families at the Confederation Building.
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Andrew Furey then travelled to Labrador, particularly Happy Valley-Goose Bay, on January 3,2022, to help a team of physicians administer vaccines.
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Andrew Furey then travelled to Bell Island to help administer vaccines on January 13,2022.
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On February 25,2025, Andrew Furey announced that he would be resigning as premier as soon as the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador elected a successor.
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Andrew Furey is married to Allison Furey and they have three children.
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Andrew Furey was part of a 9-person, federally-funded volunteer team sent to Toronto to help with surging hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario in April 2021.