Derrick Dalley, was born on 22 July 1965 and is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
19 Facts About Derrick Dalley
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Derrick Dalley served as the Minister of Natural Resources in the provincial cabinet.
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Derrick Dalley spent his early years in Springdale before returning to Twillingate, where he completed high school.
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Derrick Dalley went on to attend Memorial University of Newfoundland where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in political science, and a Bachelor of Education degree in 1987.
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Derrick Dalley started his career as a social worker in Twillingate, before becoming a guidance counsellor for several schools on the Baie Verte Peninsula.
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Derrick Dalley eventually moved back to his hometown where he continued his career in education.
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In 1988, Derrick Dalley was named the Newfoundland Senior Hockey Leagues rookie of the year.
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Derrick Dalley plays softball and has coached and taught hockey to youth.
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Derrick Dalley ran as the Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 2003 provincial election in the district of Twillingate and Fogo, against Liberal cabinet minister Gerry Reid.
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Derrick Dalley received 44 per cent of the popular vote but was defeated by Reid by roughly 600 votes.
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The district was renamed The Isles of Notre Dame for the 2007 provincial election and Derrick Dalley challenged Reid, who now served as the leader of the Liberal Party.
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On election night Derrick Dalley was declared the winner by just seven votes, in the two person race.
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Derrick Dalley was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee on 9 January 2008.
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Derrick Dalley's first major announcement as minister was a $500,000 loan to help establish a shrimp shell processing facility within his district.
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Kelvin Parsons, who was the acting Official Opposition Leader, said the announcement showed Derrick Dalley was in trouble in his district and that he was appointed to cabinet to help him in the upcoming election.
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The Department of Business was merged with the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development following the provincial election and Derrick Dalley was appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.
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Derrick Dalley held that portfolio for less than a year before moving to the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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On 21 December 2012, Derrick Dalley held a news conference to announce that a deal had been struck with OCI.
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Derrick Dalley's district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate.