Orders in Council Database

Under the authority of the Prerogative of the Crown, section 6 of the Executive Council Act and section 3 of the Financial Administration Act, and upon the advice of the Honourable the Premier, the Lieutenant Governor in Council hereby orders that in the absence of Ministers from St. John's for any period in excess of one full working day, their duties and responsibilities be discharged on an acting basis as set forth below, effective February 25, 2003:

MINISTRY                    1ST ALTERNATE          2ND ALTERNATE

Education                    Hon. Judy Foote          Hon. Anna Thistle

Environment               Hon. Gerry Reid          Hon. Rick Woodford

Finance &

Treasury Board           Hon. Kelvin Parsons    Hon. Anna Thistle

Fisheries &

Aquaculture                Hon. Gerry Reid          Hon. George Sweeney

Forest Resources

& Agrifoods                 Hon. Robert Mercer   Hon. Percy Barrett

Government Services

& Lands                       Hon. Walter Noel        Hon. Robert Mercer

            Health &

Community Services   Hon.  Julie Bettney      Hon. Joan Marie Aylward

Human Resources &  

Employment                Hon. Gerald Smith      Hon. Oliver Langdon

Industry, Trade &

Rural Development     Hon. Kelvin Parsons    Hon. George Sweeney

Justice                         Hon. Julie Bettney       Hon. Walter Noel

Labour             Hon. Anna Thistle       Hon. Ralph Wiseman

MINISTRY                    1ST ALTERNATE          2ND ALTERNATE

Labrador &     

Aboriginal Affairs        Hon. Yvonne Jones      Hon. James Walsh

Mines & Energy          Hon. Oliver Langdon   Hon. Kelvin Parsons        

Municipal &

Provincial Affairs         Hon. James Walsh       Hon. Wally Andersen

Tourism, Culture

& Recreation               Hon. Ralph Wiseman  Hon. Oliver Langdon

Works, Services

& Transportation        Hon. Percy Barrett      Hon. Rick Woodford

Youth Services & Post-

Secondary Education  Hon. Judy Foote          Hon. Gerald Smith