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10 Facts About Ross Wiseman

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Alfred Ross Robert Martin Wiseman is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Ross Wiseman served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance, President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Environment and Conservation, Minister of Business and Minister of Health and Community Services.

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Ross Wiseman served as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2011 to 2014.

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Ross Wiseman was elected as the member of the House of Assembly for the district of Trinity North on April 25,2000.

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Originally elected as a member of the governing Liberal Party, Wiseman announced in September 2001 that he was crossing the floor to join the Progressive Conservative caucus.

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Ross Wiseman was appointed to cabinet in January 2007 as Minister of Health and Community Services.

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On January 13,2011, Premier Kathy Dunderdale shuffled the cabinet, and Ross Wiseman became Minister of Environment and Conservation.

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On September 5,2014, Ross Wiseman was named Minister of Finance by outgoing premier Tom Marshall.

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Ross Wiseman retained the portfolio when Paul Davis took over as premier later that month.

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On July 30,2015, Ross Wiseman announced that he was leaving politics and would not run in the 2015 election.